ι Tucanae (iota Tucanae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -30.97°
Az: 206.62°
Direction: South-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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for ι Tucanae (iota Tucanae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for ι Tucanae (iota Tucanae).
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ι Tucanae (iota Tucanae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK