κ-Tuc (Star)

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

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

Name κ-Tuc
Object type Star
Other names
κ-Tuc
Kappa Tucanae
HR 377[1]
HD 7788
NSV 454
HIP 5896[3]
TYC 9136-1759-2[2]
Position
Right ascension:01h15m46s [2]
Declination:−68°52'33" [2]
Constellation:Tucana
Magnitude:
Variable
4.95 (V) [2]
5.47 (BT) [2]
5.00 (VT) [2]
Distance:21.0 parsec
68.3 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.40
Proper motion (speed):431.5 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):72.8°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):3.35

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