β2 Tucanae (beta2 Tucanae)

β2 Tucanae is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Tucana.

β2 Tucanae visual magnitude is 4.54. Because of its moderate brightness, β2 Tucanae should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about β2 Tucanae:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of β2 Tucanae

β2 Tucanae is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of β2 Tucanae are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of β2 Tucanae in the sky:

Visibility of β2 Tucanae from your location

β2 Tucanae (beta2 Tucanae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of β2 Tucanae

The image below is a photograph of β2 Tucanae from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of β2 Tucanae is 0.101 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.056 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of β2 Tucanae from the Sun and relative movement

β2 Tucanae is distant 172.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of β2 Tucanae

β2 Tucanae belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where β2 Tucanae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

β2 Tucanae star system properties

β2 Tucanae is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the β2 Tucanae double sysyem:

Alternative designations of β2 Tucanae