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Other stars in Tucana
- α Tucanae
- γ Tucanae
- ζ Tucanae
- β1 Tucanae
- δ Tucanae
- ε Tucanae
- β2 Tucanae
- ν Tucanae
- κ Tucanae
- η Tucanae
- β3 Tucanae
- HR8531
- ι Tucanae
- ρ Tucanae
- λ2 Tucanae
- π Tucanae
- HR8901
- HR8909
- HR8843
- HR8919
- HR257
- HR8996
- HR176
- HR8620
- HR9060
- HR186
- HR8994
- HR199
- HR8889
- HR8689
- HR8829
- θ Tucanae
- HR304
- λ1 Tucanae
- HR8593
- HR281
- HR380
- HR8646
- HR8509
- HR8669
- HR160
- HR8908
- HR8686
- HR9023
- HR32
- HR169
ι Tucanae (iota Tucanae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -59.08°
Az: 223.10°
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ι Tucanae (iota Tucanae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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 Perarolo di Cadore, Italy