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λ1 Tucanae (lambda1 Tucanae)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -64.56°   Az: 149.00°   Direction: South-South-East

λ1 Tucanae is a variable and double sub-giant star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Tucana.

λ1 Tucanae visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, λ1 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.

Image of λ1 Tucanae (lambda1 Tucanae) star
DSS2 image of λ1 Tucanae. The red arrow shows the motion of λ1 Tucanae during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -14.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 53m 21s
-69° 22’ 05”
14h 35m 35s
15h 28m 56s

J2000

00h 52m 24s
-69° 30’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

302.81°
-47.62°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ1 Tucanae (lambda1 Tucanae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.22
Sub-giant

2.28
F7IV
6129K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where λ1 Tucanae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of λ1 Tucanae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

λ1 Tucanae is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the λ1 Tucanae double sysyem:

6.22
6.92
0.7
20.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ1 Tucanae is distant 199.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

61.24
199.63
30 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/y
-0.086"/y

Alternative Designations

λ1 Tucanae
(lambda1 Tucanae)
SAO248269
SAO248269

Visibility from Your Location

λ1 Tucanae (lambda1 Tucanae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK