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Alpha Fornacis is a relatively young main-sequence star of spectral type A7VI, having around 1.5M☉ and 1.09R☉, and is roughly 8150°K (8423°C) in temperature, being noticeable hotter than the Sun. It has a large belt of asteroids orbiting it, extending from roughly 0.8AU to 15 AU. It has a variety of asteroids orbiting it due to the differences in its protoplanetary disk about 400 million years ago.
Notable objects in the Alpha Fornacis system [WIP][]
Name | Distance from parent[note 1] | Mass | Radius[note 2] | Core Composition | Crust/Mantle Composition | Atmospheric Composition | Rotational Period | Type |
Alpha Fornacis | 0 AU (0 km) | 2.9828*1030 | 765,201 km | H2, He | H2, He | H2, He, H2S | 45.0 days | Star |
Fer | 3.2 AU | 1.2214*1021 | 362 km | Fe, FeNi | Fe, H2O, Silicates, H2S | H2S | 3.35 hours | Dwarf planet |
S/Ff 1 | 11378 km | 3.1058*1020 | 153 km | Fe | Fe, Silicates | None | 3.35 hours | Sattelite |
- Parent refers to what the object is orbiting: for planets and minor planets, this refers to the star; for satellites, this refers to the planet/minor planet said satellite is orbiting.
- To achieve diameter, multiply Radius by 2.