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Tucana (abbr. Tuc, gen. Tucanae)
The Toucan; a small constellation of the southern circumpolar region. See below for details of the constellation's brightest stars and interesting deep sky objects.
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| Tucana. © 2003 Torsten Bronger. Copied here under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
| Stars brighter than magnitude 4.0 | ||||||
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| Star | Visual mag. |
Abs. mag. |
Spectral type |
Distance (lt-yr) |
R.A. (h m s) | Dec. ( ° ' '' ) |
| Alpha | 2.87 | -1.06 | K3III | 199 | 22 18 30 | -60 15 35 |
| Beta | 3.7 | -0.20 | 140 | |||
| Beta-1 | 4.36 | 1.20 | B9VI | 00 32 33 | -62 57 30 | |
| Beta-2 | 4.53 | 1.37 | A2V+A7V | 00 32 34 | -62 57 57 | |
| Gamma | 3.99 | 2.27 | F1III | 72 | 23 17 26 | -58 14 08 |
| Other objects of interest | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Type of Object | Notes |
| 47 Tucanae | globular cluster | See separate entry |
| NGC 362 | globular cluster | A foreground object at the northern edge of the Small Magellanic Cloud, visible through binoculars. Distance 40,000 light-years; magnitude 6.6; diameter 12.9'; R.A. 01h 03.2m, Dec. -70° 51' |
| Small Magellanic Cloud | galaxy | See separate entry |
| Constellations |
| Andromeda | Antlia | Apus | Aquarius | Aquila | Ara | Aries | Auriga | Bootes | Caelum | Camelopardalis | Cancer | Canes Venatici | Canis Major | Canis Minor | Capricornus | Carina | Cassiopeia | Centaurus | Cepheus | Cetus | Chamaeleon | Circinus | Columba | Coma Berenices | Corona Austrina | Corona Borealis | Corvus | Crater | Crux | Cygnus | Delphinus | Dorado | Draco | Equuleus | Eridanus | Fornax | Gemini | Grus | Hercules | Horologium | Hydra | Hydrus | Indus | Lacerta | Leo | Leo Minor | Lepus | Libra | Lupus | Lynx | Lyra | Mensa | Microscopium | Monoceros | Musca | Norma | Octans | Ophiuchus | Orion | Pavo | Pegasus | Perseus | Phoenix | Pictor | Pisces | Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Reticulum | Sagitta | Sagittarius | Scorpius | Sculptor | Scutum | Serpens | Sextans | Taurus | Telescopium | Triangulum | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Ursa Major | Ursa Minor | Vela | Virgo | Volans | Vulpecula |
Related categories
• NOTABLE STARS
• NEBULAE AND STAR CLUSTERS
• GALAXIES
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