47 Tucanae (NGC104)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 31 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , 47 Tucanae is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
47 Tucanae (NGC104)
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h24m [2] |
| Declination: | −72°04' [2] |
| Constellation: | Tucana |
| Magnitude: | 4.00 (V) [4] 5.78 (B) [2] 2.29 (J) [2] 1.76 (H) [2] 1.54 (K) [2] |
| Distance: | 4.5 kpc 14.7 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.69 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -9.27 |
Sources
Events
| 27 Sep 2025 | – 47 Tuc is well placed |
| 27 Sep 2026 | – 47 Tuc is well placed |
| 27 Sep 2027 | – 47 Tuc is well placed |
| 27 Sep 2028 | – 47 Tuc is well placed |
| 27 Sep 2029 | – 47 Tuc is well placed |
| 27 Sep 2030 | – 47 Tuc is well placed |
| 27 Sep 2031 | – 47 Tuc is well placed |
| 27 Sep 2032 | – 47 Tuc is well placed |