Definitions for fornax
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1. Fornaxnoun

   a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix

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1. Fornaxnoun

   A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a furnace. It lies near the constellation Eridanus.

2. Fornaxnoun

   A dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Fornax.

3. Fornaxnoun

   The Roman goddess of ovens.

4. Etymology: Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. Originally called Fornāx Chemica,

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1. Fornax

   Fornax () is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere, partly ringed by the celestial river Eridanus. Its name is Latin for furnace. It was named by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1756. Fornax is one of the 88 modern constellations. The three brightest stars—Alpha, Beta and Nu Fornacis—form a flattened triangle facing south. With an apparent magnitude of 3.91, Alpha Fornacis is the brightest star in Fornax. Six star systems have been found to have exoplanets. The Fornax Dwarf galaxy is a small faint satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. NGC 1316 is a relatively close radio galaxy. It is the 41st largest constellation in the night-sky, occupying an area of 398 square degrees. It is located in the first quadrant of the southern hemisphere (SQ1) and can be seen at latitudes between +50° and -90° during the month of December.

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1. fornax

   Fornax is a constellation in the southern hemisphere. Its name is Latin for "furnace". It was named by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the mid-eighteenth century. It is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.

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1. Fornax

   Fornax is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for furnace. It was named by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1756. Fornax is one of the 88 modern constellations.

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How to pronounce fornax?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fornax in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fornax in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fornax
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fornax
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fornax
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fornax
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=fornax