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ν Tucanae (nu Tucanae)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -35.28°   Az: 212.28°   Direction: South-South-West

ν Tucanae is a variable giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Tucana.

ν Tucanae visual magnitude is 4.81. Because of its moderate brightness, ν 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 ν Tucanae (nu Tucanae) star
DSS2 image of ν Tucanae. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Tucanae during the next 10000 years (6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 34m 41s
-61° 51’ 02”
04h 30m 07s
03h 04m 49s

J2000

22h 33m 00s
-61° 58’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

326.58°
-48.3°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Tucanae (nu Tucanae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.81
Giant

0.20
M4III
3635K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Tucanae is distant 272.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

83.61
272.58
-3 km/s
0.039 arcsec/y
-0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

ν Tucanae
(nu Tucanae)
SAO255247
SAO255247

Visibility from Your Location

ν Tucanae (nu Tucanae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK