Fornax 4
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Globular cluster Fornax 4 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Chemical furnace |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 40 m 07.697 s |
| declination | -34 ° 32 ′ 10.59 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Fornax dwarf galaxy |
| Metallicity [Fe / H] | −1.4 |
| history | |
| discovery | Paul William Hodge |
| Discovery date | 1961 |
| Catalog names | |
| C 0238-348 • Hodge 4 | |
Fornax 4 is a globular cluster in the chemical furnace constellation in the Fornax dwarf galaxy . The star cluster was described in 1961 by Paul William Hodge , who recognized it on images from previous years with the ADH-Baker-Schmidt telescope with an aperture of 81 cm.