ρ Tucanae (rho Tucanae)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -75.97° Az: 172.49° Direction: South

ρ Tucanae is a main-sequence star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Tucana.

ρ Tucanae visual magnitude is 5.39. Because of its faintness, ρ 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.

DSS2 image of ρ Tucanae. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ Tucanae during the next 10000 years (8.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 43m 32s

Declination -65° 19’ 45”

Hour Angle 12h 17m 25s

Sidereal Time 13h 00m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 42m 28s

Declination -65° 28’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 304.43°

Galactic Latitude -51.63°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ρ Tucanae (rho Tucanae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.39

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.34

Spectral Type F6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.5

Temperature 6389K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ρ Tucanae is distant 132.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 40.67

Distance (light year) 132.57

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.053 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.042"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ρ Tucanae
(rho Tucanae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD4089

SAO Catalogue SAO248237

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3330

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-66 47

FK5 Catalogue 2047

Visibility from Your Location

ρ Tucanae (rho Tucanae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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