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

Name α-Tuc
Object type Star
Other names
α-Tuc
Alpha Tucanae
HR 8502[1]
HD 211416
HIP 110130[3]
TYC 9117-1947-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:22h18m30s [2]
Declination:−60°15'34" [2]
Constellation:Tucana
Magnitude:2.85 (V) [2]
4.68 (BT) [2]
3.00 (VT) [2]
Distance:61.2 parsec
199.6 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):1.43
Proper motion (speed):81.0 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):240.9°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.09

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