This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Fornax, sorted by decreasing brightness.
| Name | B | Var | HD | HIP | RA | Dec | vis. mag. | abs. mag. | Dist. (ly) | Sp. class | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| α | 20010 | 14879 | 3.85 | 3.05 | 46 | F8V | 12 Eri, Dalim, Fornacis; binary star; component B is a suspected variable, | |||||
| β | 17652 | 13147 | 4.45 | 0.88 | 169 | G8III | double star | |||||
| ν | 12767 | 9677 | 4.68 | −0.54 | 361 | B9.5p (Si) | α2 CVn variable, | |||||
| ω | 16046 | 11918 | 4.96 | −0.76 | 453 | B9V | double star | |||||
| δ | 23227 | 17304 | 4.99 | −1.77 | 733 | B5III | ||||||
| φ | 15427 | 11477 | 5.13 | 1.78 | 153 | A2/A3V | ||||||
| κ | 14802 | 11072 | 5.19 | 3.48 | 71 | G2V | spectroscopic binary | |||||
| μ | 13709 | 10320 | 5.27 | 0.23 | 332 | A0V | ||||||
| π | 12438 | 9440 | 5.34 | 0.68 | 278 | G8III | ||||||
| γ2 | 17729 | 13202 | 5.39 | −0.76 | 554 | A1V | ||||||
| η3 | 17829 | 13265 | 5.48 | −0.58 | 531 | K2III | ||||||
| ρ | 23940 | 17738 | 5.52 | 0.83 | 282 | G6III | suspected variable, | |||||
| AI | 20729 | 15479 | 5.63 | −2.15 | 1173 | M1III | semiregular variable | |||||
| ζ | 18692 | 13942 | 5.69 | 3.14 | 105 | F3V | binary star | |||||
| χ2 | 21574 | 16112 | 5.71 | −0.06 | 464 | K2III | suspected variable | |||||
| ι1 | 16307 | 12122 | 5.74 | −0.76 | 649 | G8/K0III | ||||||
| λ2 | 16417 | 12186 | 5.78 | 3.74 | 83 | G1V | has a planet (b) | |||||
| ι2 | 16538 | 12288 | 5.84 | 3.08 | 116 | F5V | ||||||
| ε | 18907 | 14086 | 5.88 | 3.47 | 99 | G8/K0V | ||||||
| λ1 | 15975 | 11867 | 5.91 | 0.58 | 380 | K0/K1III | ||||||
| σ | 23738 | 17618 | 5.91 | 0.89 | 329 | A2V | ||||||
| η2 | 17793 | 13225 | 5.92 | −0.01 | 500 | K0III | double star | |||||
| ψ | 18149 | 13473 | 5.93 | 2.06 | 194 | F5V | ||||||
| 20606 | 15357 | 5.93 | 1.97 | 202 | F3V+... | |||||||
| 21430 | 16029 | 5.93 | 0.31 | 434 | K0III | |||||||
| 16975 | 12608 | 5.99 | 0.66 | 380 | G8III | |||||||
| τ | 22789 | 17007 | 6.01 | 0.47 | 417 | A0V | ||||||
| 11643 | 8820 | 6.09 | 0.77 | 378 | K1/K2III | |||||||
| 15471 | 11524 | 6.11 | 0.83 | 370 | K2IIICN... | |||||||
| γ1 | 17713 | 13197 | 6.14 | 0.91 | 363 | K0III | multiple star | |||||
| 18650 | 13907 | 6.14 | 1.05 | 339 | K1III | |||||||
| 20176 | 15024 | 6.17 | 0.46 | 452 | K1IICN... | |||||||
| 19545 | 14551 | 6.18 | 2.38 | 188 | A3V | |||||||
| 22262 | 16628 | 6.20 | 3.06 | 138 | F5V | double star | ||||||
| 17168 | 12786 | 6.21 | 1.06 | 349 | A1V | |||||||
| 20293 | 15125 | 6.25 | 0.12 | 548 | A1V | |||||||
| 15889 | 11802 | 6.28 | 0.73 | 421 | K0III | |||||||
| 18466 | 13768 | 6.29 | 0.49 | 471 | A2/A3V:+... | |||||||
| 20144 | 14972 | 6.29 | 0.45 | 479 | B9IV/V | suspected variable | ||||||
| 12596 | 9562 | 6.30 | −1.04 | 959 | K2III | |||||||
| 18735 | 13947 | 6.32 | 0.81 | 413 | A0V | |||||||
| 11050 | 8369 | 6.33 | 0.17 | 557 | K0III | |||||||
| 14412 | 10798 | 6.33 | 5.81 | 41 | G8V | |||||||
| 11183 | 8480 | 6.35 | 0.68 | 444 | K2/K3III | suspected variable | ||||||
| 20980 | 15700 | 6.36 | 0.66 | 450 | A1V | |||||||
| 11262 | 8514 | 6.37 | 4.20 | 88 | F6V | double star | ||||||
| 12135 | 9207 | 6.37 | 1.24 | 346 | K0III | double star | ||||||
| 10863 | 8233 | 6.38 | 3.20 | 141 | F2V | |||||||
| 17926 | 13363 | 6.38 | 3.85 | 105 | F6V | has three planets (b, c and d) | ||||||
| 21997 | 16449 | 6.38 | 2.04 | 241 | A3IV/V | |||||||
| χ1 | 21423 | 15987 | 6.39 | 1.39 | 326 | A1IV | variable | |||||
| 22322 | 16672 | 6.39 | −1.75 | 1381 | K3III | double star; suspected variable | ||||||
| 12563 | 9521 | 6.40 | 0.69 | 452 | A3III | |||||||
| 20853 | 15585 | 6.40 | 2.97 | 158 | F7V | |||||||
| 18546 | 13789 | 6.41 | 1.18 | 362 | A0Vn | |||||||
| 14988 | 11212 | 6.45 | 0.37 | 536 | K3III | |||||||
| 14890 | 11121 | 6.47 | −1.31 | 1173 | K2III | variable star, | ||||||
| 13305 | 10069 | 6.48 | 2.51 | 203 | F0IV/V | |||||||
| 16589 | 12300 | 6.48 | 2.84 | 174 | F6V | spectroscopic binary | ||||||
| 22333 | 16697 | 6.48 | 0.16 | 599 | K0III | |||||||
| χ3 | 21635 | 16156 | 6.49 | 1.26 | 362 | A1V | double star | |||||
| TY | 15634 | 11644 | 6.50 | 1.36 | 347 | A9V:n | δ Sct variable | |||||
| η1 | 17528 | 13040 | 6.51 | 0.12 | 619 | K0/K1III | ||||||
| TZ | 20301 | 15092 | 6.89 | 567 | F7III+G8III | Algol variable | ||||||
| 20782 | 15527 | 7.38 | 4.60 | 117 | G3V | has a planet (b) | ||||||
| R | 11582 | 7.50 | 2250 | C... | Mira variable | |||||||
| UX | 17084 | 12716 | 8.10 | 132.6 | G6V+... | RS CVn variable | ||||||
| 20707 | 15432 | 8.18 | 3.06 | 344 | F3V | |||||||
| 13167 | 12716 | 8.34 | 488 | G3V | has a planet (b) | |||||||
| 20781 | 15526 | 8.44 | 115 | G9.5V | has two planets (b & c & d & e) | |||||||
| 11231 | 8501 | 8.6 | 437 | F5V | has a planet (b) | |||||||
| 20706 | 8.61 | -0.79 | 2480 | K4III | ||||||||
| AK | 21703 | 16247 | 9.14 | 101.6 | K3V | low-mass eclipsing and spectroscopic binary; | ||||||
| 9.6 | F7 | Diya; has a planet (b) | ||||||||||
| 20868 | 15578 | 9.92 | 6.47 | 159 | K3/4IV | Intan; has a planet (b) | ||||||
| 13044 | 9.94 | 2286 | F2 | thought to have a planet (b), later disproven | ||||||||
| UZ | 18.2 | M4.5 | AM Her variable and eclipsing binary; | |||||||||
| 18.69 | 20.9 | M9 | brown dwarf | |||||||||
| 25 | 59000 | MV | one of the most distant stars known in the Milky Way |