θ Tucanae (theta Tucanae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -56.32°
Az: 211.28°
Direction: South-West
θ Tucanae is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Tucana.
θ Tucanae visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, θ 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 θ Tucanae. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Tucanae during the next
10000 years (11.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for θ Tucanae (theta Tucanae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where θ Tucanae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of θ Tucanae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
θ Tucanae is distant 490.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
θ Tucanae (theta Tucanae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK