λ2 Tucanae (lambda2 Tucanae)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -57.62° Az: 145.63° Direction: South-East

λ2 Tucanae is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Tucana.

λ2 Tucanae visual magnitude is 5.45. Because of its faintness, λ2 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 λ2 Tucanae (lambda2 Tucanae) star

DSS2 image of λ2 Tucanae. The red arrow shows the motion of λ2 Tucanae during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 55m 55s

Declination -69° 23’ 34”

Hour Angle 15h 56m 49s

Sideral Time 16h 52m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 55m 00s

Declination -69° 31’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 302.47°

Galactic Latitude -47.6°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for λ2 Tucanae (lambda2 Tucanae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.45

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.40

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.09

Temperature 4537K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where λ2 Tucanae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of λ2 Tucanae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ2 Tucanae is distant 210.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 64.43

Distance (light year) 210.05

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.045"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation λ2 Tucanae
(lambda2 Tucanae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD5457

SAO Catalogue SAO248281

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP4293

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-70 40

FK5 Catalogue 34

Visibility from Your Location

λ2 Tucanae (lambda2 Tucanae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Tucana