About Fornax Dwarf Cluster 3
Fornax Dwarf Cluster 3 is a common cluster. It sits in the constellation For and shines at apparent magnitude 13.59.
Notable enough to have earned a proper name, not just a catalogue number.
Common cluster 15 EP
Fornax Dwarf Cluster 3
RA 39.9506° · Dec -34.2582° · openngc
Score breakdown
· 2 badgesCommon 24 pts → Uncommon
- Has a proper name +8
- Star cluster +7
Total score 15
9 more points to reach Uncommon.
Badges
- Star cluster · +7
- Has a proper name · +8
Trivia
How we found it
- Named. Notable enough to have earned a proper name, not just a catalogue number.
Properties
- constellation
- For
- dso type
- GCl
- mag
- 13.59
- name
- Fornax Dwarf Cluster 3
- named
- yes
How to see it
Look for Fornax Dwarf Cluster 3 in the constellation For. At apparent magnitude 13.59, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, Fornax Dwarf Cluster 3 is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
Why Fornax Dwarf Cluster 3 is a common cluster
Fornax Dwarf Cluster 3 scores 15 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Star cluster and Has a proper name — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.