γ-Tuc (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , γ-Tuc is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name γ-Tuc
Object type Star
Other names
γ-Tuc
Gamma Tucanae
HR 8848[1]
HD 219571
HIP 114996[3]
TYC 8837-1297-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:23h17m25s [2]
Declination:−58°14'08" [2]
Constellation:Tucana
Magnitude:3.99 (V) [2]
4.46 (BT) [2]
4.03 (VT) [2]
Distance:23.1 parsec
75.2 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.36
Proper motion (speed):88.7 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):336.2°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):2.18

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