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λ2 Tucanae (lambda2 Tucanae)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -36.46°   Az: 160.13°   Direction: South-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

00h 55m 56s
-69° 23’ 22”
20h 36m 10s
21h 32m 07s

J2000

00h 55m 00s
-69° 31’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

302.47°
-47.6°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ2 Tucanae (lambda2 Tucanae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.45
Giant

1.40
K2III
4537K

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

HR 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.

64.43
210.05
5 km/s
0.006 arcsec/y
-0.045"/y

Alternative Designations

λ2 Tucanae
(lambda2 Tucanae)
SAO248281
SAO248281

Visibility from Your Location

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