Constellation
Tucana
Tucana (Tuc) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is α Tuc (magnitude 2.87).
| Latin name | Tucana |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Tuc |
| Brightest star | α Tuc |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 110 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 23 |
| Deep-sky objects | 37 |
| Galaxies | 16 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 26° N. South of latitude 26° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- α Tuc 2.87 · 183.9 light-years
- γ Tuc 3.99 · 74.0 light-years
- ζ Tuc 4.23 · 28.1 light-years
- κ Tuc 4.25 · 68.4 light-years
- β¹ Tuc 4.36 · 142.8 light-years
- ε Tuc 4.49 · 355.1 light-years
- δ Tuc 4.51 · 281.2 light-years
- β² Tuc 4.53 · 166.5 light-years
- ν Tuc 4.91 · 282.9 light-years
- η Tuc 5.00 · 159.7 light-years
- β³ Tuc 5.07 · 150.4 light-years
- Gl 857 5.31 · 66.3 light-years
- ι Tuc 5.36 · 305.8 light-years
- ρ Tuc 5.38 · 137.8 light-years
- λ² Tuc 5.45 · 225.4 light-years
- π Tuc 5.50 · 323.4 light-years
- HIP 377 5.59 · 584.5 light-years
- HIP 115620 5.60 · 307.7 light-years
- HIP 115769 5.63 · 317.3 light-years
- GJ 1282 5.64 · 66.7 light-years
- HIP 115908 5.66 · 388.0 light-years
- HIP 4200 5.73 · 675.8 light-years
- HIP 117088 5.73 · 708.5 light-years
- Gl 29 5.89 · 82.4 light-years
- HIP 118092 5.95 · 207.9 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
- HD 219077 1 planet(s)
- HD 4308 1 planet(s)
- HD 222237 1 planet(s)
- HD 222076 1 planet(s)
- HD 1397 1 planet(s)
- Poerava 1 planet(s)
- HD 213885 2 planet(s)
- Emiw 1 planet(s)
- HD 224538 1 planet(s)
- DS Tuc A 1 planet(s)
- HD 215497 2 planet(s)
- HD 219666 1 planet(s)
- Danfeng 1 planet(s)
- TOI-209 1 planet(s)
- WASP-91 1 planet(s)
- HATS-30 1 planet(s)
- HATS-68 1 planet(s)
- TOI-169 1 planet(s)
- WASP-164 1 planet(s)
- TIC 52059926 1 planet(s)
- HATS-34 1 planet(s)
- TOI-122 1 planet(s)
- HATS-71 1 planet(s)
Deep-sky objects
- 47 Tucanae (NGC 104) Star cluster
- NGC 346 Nebula
- PSR J0040-7337 Pulsar
- PSR J0045-7319 Pulsar
- PSR J0058-7218 Pulsar
- PSR J0100-7211 Pulsar
- PSR B0021-72M (J0024-7204M) Pulsar
- PSR B0021-72E (J0024-7204E) Pulsar
- PSR J0024-7204Z Pulsar
- PSR B0021-72L (J0024-7204L) Pulsar
- PSR J0024-7204ai Pulsar
- PSR J0024-7204O Pulsar
- PSR J0024-7204V Pulsar
- PSR J0024-7204aa Pulsar
- PSR J0024-7204ad Pulsar
- PSR J0024-7204ac Pulsar
- PSR J0024-7204R Pulsar
- PSR J0024-7204W Pulsar
- PSR J0024-7204ab Pulsar
- PSR B0021-72D (J0024-7204D) Pulsar
- PSR B0021-72F (J0024-7204F) Pulsar
- PSR J0024-7204S Pulsar
- PSR J0024-7204Y Pulsar
- PSR B0021-72G (J0024-7204G) Pulsar
- PSR B0021-72I (J0024-7204I) Pulsar
- PSR J0024-7204T Pulsar
- PSR B0021-72C (J0024-7204C) Pulsar
- PSR B0021-72N (J0024-7204N) Pulsar
- PSR J0024-7204Q Pulsar
- PSR J0024-7204P Pulsar
- PSR B0021-72H (J0024-7204H) Pulsar
- PSR J0024-7204U Pulsar
- PSR B0021-72J (J0024-7204J) Pulsar
- PSR J0024-7204X Pulsar
- PSR J0101-6422 Pulsar
- PSR B2321-61 (J2324-6054) Pulsar
- NGC 362 Globular cluster
Galaxies
- Small Magellanic Cloud 199,000 light-years
- Tucana 2.87 million light-years
- NGC 406 70.3 million light-years
- IC 5324 181.9 million light-years
- NGC 7733 473.8 million light-years
- IC 5202 502.3 million light-years
- NGC 7358 155.5 million light-years
- IC 5250B 148.6 million light-years
- NGC 7417 148.9 million light-years
- NGC 7219 137.7 million light-years
- NGC 7622 368.6 million light-years
- NGC 432 376.2 million light-years
- NGC 466 245.2 million light-years
- NGC 484 237.9 million light-years
- NGC 440 233.6 million light-years
- NGC 434 229.4 million light-years
Its other stars
- HIP 111967
- HIP 3352
- GJ 9015B
- HIP 3489
- HIP 117105
- HIP 115433
- θ Tuc
- HD 219077
- HIP 112924
- HIP 111548
- HIP 4563
- HIP 5992
- HIP 4879
- HIP 112259
- HIP 798
- HIP 112603
- HIP 110311
- HIP 2889
- HIP 112895
- HIP 115756
- HIP 112533
- HD 4308
- λ¹ Tuc
- HD 222237
- Gl 55.3B
- Gl 55.1A
- HD 222076
- GJ 9819
- HD 1397
- Poerava
- HD 213885
- Emiw
- HD 224538
- DS Tuc A
- Gl 55.1B
- Gl 10.1
- Gl 3
- GJ 1283
- HD 215497
- Gl 54.3
- GJ 1294A
- Gl 45
- GJ 3038
- Gl 54
- HD 219666
- Gl 855
- GJ 3018A
- Danfeng
- GJ 4331
- GJ 4285
- Gl 865
- GJ 4293
- TOI-209
- WASP-91
- GJ 4273
- GJ 1022
- GJ 3006
- HATS-30
- HATS-68
- TOI-169
- GJ 3019B
- WASP-164
- TIC 52059926
- HATS-34
- GJ 9791
- GJ 1277
- TOI-122
- HATS-71
- 2MASS J00191296-6226005
- 2MASS J22431696-5932206
- DENIS J0006579-643654
- 2MASS J00040288-6410358
- 2MASS J00184613-6356122
- 2MASS J22551861-5713056
- 2MASS J00182834-6703130
- DENIS J0116529-645557
- 2MASS J01062285-5933185
- 2MASS J23245065-5817554
- 2MASS J00374306-5846229
- 2MASS J23225299-6151275
- WISEP J235941.07-733504.8
- WISE J223204.50-573010.5
- WISEA J004206.84-584023.9
- WISEA J233816.47-732929.7
- CWISEP J230158.30-645858.3