Yellow-white giant · Tucana
γ Tucanae
Also known as: γ Tuc, HIP 114996
mag 4.075 light-years
About
γ Tucanae is a yellow-white giant of magnitude 4.0 in Tucana, about 75 light-years away.
How to find it
- γ Tucanae is in the constellation Tucana.
- Best evenings: around late October it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from south of 22° N.
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What you will see
- EyesVisible from the suburbs on a clear night, but lost in bright city skies.
- Binoculars (10×50)A sharp point; binoculars bring out its colour and the fainter stars around it.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)Still a point of light at any magnification — stars are too far away to show a disc. Low in the sky, bright stars twinkle and flash colours.
Stars look the same in any instrument: brighter and sharper, but never bigger.
Facts
| Designation | γ Tucanae (γ Tuc) |
|---|---|
| Hipparcos number | HIP 114996 |
| Type | Yellow-white giant |
| Spectral type | F1III |
| Colour | Yellowish whiteB−V colour index 0.41 |
| Magnitude | 4.0The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Distance | 75 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1951. |
| Proper motion | 0.087″ per year across the sky |
| Constellation | Tucana |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 17m 25.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −58° 14′ 09″ |
Sources and credits
Star data: HYG Database by David Nash, CC BY-SA 4.0. All data sources →