ι Tucanae (iota Tucanae)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -60.72° Az: 130.43° Direction: South-West

ι Tucanae is a giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Tucana.

ι Tucanae visual magnitude is 5.37. Because of its faintness, ι Tucanae is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of ι Tucanae. The red arrow shows the motion of ι Tucanae during the next 10000 years (12.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 08m 18s

Declination -61° 38’ 22”

Hour Angle 15h 26m 26s

Sidereal Time 16h 34m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 07m 18s

Declination -61° 46’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 299.64°

Galactic Latitude -55.25°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ι Tucanae (iota Tucanae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.37

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.71

Spectral Type G5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.88

Temperature 5051K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ι Tucanae is distant 279.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 85.62

Distance (light year) 279.11

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.073 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ι Tucanae
(iota Tucanae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD6793

SAO Catalogue SAO248324

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP5268

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-62 89

FK5 Catalogue 39

Visibility from Your Location

ι Tucanae (iota Tucanae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Tucana