Tucana (abbreviation: Tuc), the Toucan is a small constellation of the southern circumpolar region. See below for details of the constellation's brightest stars and interesting deep sky objects.

 

Stars brighter than magnitude 4.0
star	vis mag	abs mag	spec type	distance (ly)	RA (h m s)	Dec (° ' ")
Alpha	2.87	-1.06	K3III	199	22 18 30	-60 15 35
Beta	3.7	-0.20		140
Beta-1	4.36	1.20	B9VI		00 32 33	-62 57 30
Beta-2	4.53	1.37	A2V+A7V		00 32 34	-62 57 57
Gamma	3.99	2.27	F1III	72	23 17 26	-58 14 08

 

Other objects of interest
name	type of object	notes
47 Tucanae	globular cluster	See separate entry
NGC 362	globular cluster	A foreground object at the northern edge of the Small Magellanic Cloud, visible through binoculars. Distance 40,000 light-years; magnitude 6.6; diameter 12.9'; RA 01h 03.2m, Dec -70° 51'
Small Magellanic Cloud	galaxy	See separate entry

 

Constellations

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