ζ Tucanae (zeta Tucanae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -32.03°
Az: 202.03°
Direction: South-South-West
ζ Tucanae is a main-sequence star of spectral class F9 in the constellation of Tucana.
ζ Tucanae visual magnitude is 4.23. Because of its moderate brightness, ζ 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.
DSS2 image of ζ Tucanae. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Tucanae during the next
100 years (2.84 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.94 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for ζ Tucanae (zeta Tucanae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for ζ Tucanae (zeta Tucanae).
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ζ Tucanae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ζ Tucanae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ζ Tucanae is distant 28.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ζ Tucanae (zeta Tucanae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK