γ Tucanae (gamma Tucanae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:55 | Tran: 4:57 | Set: 12:03

Alt: 41.40° Az: 184.97° Direction: South-South-West

γ Tucanae is a giant star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Tucana.

γ Tucanae visual magnitude is 3.99. Because of its moderate brightness, γ Tucanae is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of γ Tucanae. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Tucanae during the next 10000 years (-4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 18m 54s

Declination -58° 05’ 46”

Hour Angle 00h 28m 14s

Sidereal Time 23h 47m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 17m 25s

Declination -58° 14’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 324.3°

Galactic Latitude -54.82°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for γ Tucanae (gamma Tucanae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.99

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.28

Spectral Type F1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.4

Temperature 6880K

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

H-R diagram showing the position of γ Tucanae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Tucanae is distant 71.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 22.03

Distance (light year) 71.81

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.029 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.079"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation γ Tucanae
(gamma Tucanae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD219571

SAO Catalogue SAO247814

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP114996

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-58 8062

Gliese Catalogue Wo 9818

FK5 Catalogue 877

Visibility from Your Location

Today's γ Tucanae (gamma Tucanae) rise, transit and set times from Oepula, Indonesia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Makassar):

Azimuth: 148.1° RISE 21:55

Max altitude: 41.7° TRANSIT 4:57

Azimuth: 211.9° SET 12:03

Name:	Oepula, Indonesia
Latitude:	9° 47' 55.0" S
Longitude:	124° 0' 57.6" E
Timezone:	Asia/Makassar

Set Location

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