α-Tuc (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , α-Tuc is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
α-Tuc
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Object type
Star
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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 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.