Rho Tucanae

ρ Tucanae
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Tucana
Right ascension	00^h 42^m 28.4^s
Declination	−65° 28' 05"
Apparent magnitude (V)	+5.38
Distance	133 ± 3 ly (41 ± 1 pc)
Spectral type	F6V
Other designations
HR 187, HD 4089, CP-66 47, FK5 2047, HIP 3330, SAO 248237, GC 851

Rho Tucanae (ρ Tuc, ρ Tucanae) is a binary star in the constellation Tucana.

Rho Tucanae is a spectroscopic binary composed of two yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarfs with a combined apparent magnitude of +5.38. The binary star has a rotation period of 4.82 days. It is approximately 133 light years from Earth.

Stars of Tucana

Stars

Bayer	α β¹ β² β³ γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ¹ λ² ν π ρ

Variable	W AQ BQ BS BZ CC CF CG CP DR

HR	160 176 186 199 281 380 8509 8531 8593 8620 8646 8669 8686 8689 8829 8843 8901 8908 8909 8994 8996 9060 9108

HD	565 4308 5980 7199 7583 215497 215562 (ξ) 221287

Gliese	Gliese 54

Other	AB7 AX J0051-733 HV 2112 PSR J0045-7319 R40 SMC X-1 SMC X-2 SMC X-3

Galaxies

Other	Tucana Dwarf

List

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