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κ Tucanae (kappa Tucanae)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -36.31°   Az: 159.04°   Direction: South-South-East

κ Tucanae is a variable and multiple sub-giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Tucana.

κ Tucanae visual magnitude is 4.86. Because of its moderate brightness, κ 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.

Image of κ Tucanae (kappa Tucanae) star
DSS2 image of κ Tucanae. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Tucanae during the next 1000 years (6.65 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.78 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 16m 35s
-68° 44’ 33”
20h 29m 24s
21h 46m 00s

J2000

01h 15m 46s
-68° 52’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

299.66°
-48.1°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ Tucanae (kappa Tucanae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.86
Sub-giant

3.31
F6IV
6528K

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

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

Star System Properties

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

4.86
7.06
2.2
5.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ Tucanae is distant 66.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

20.43
66.61
9 km/s
0.399 arcsec/y
0.107"/y

Alternative Designations

κ Tucanae
(kappa Tucanae)
SAO248346
SAO248346
Gl 55.3A

Visibility from Your Location

κ Tucanae (kappa Tucanae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK