Gamma Tucanae
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Tucana |
| Right ascension | 23h 17m 25.8s |
| Declination | −58° 14' 09" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +3.99[1] |
| Distance | 75.3 ly (23.1 ± 0.3[1] pc) |
| Spectral type | F1 III[1] |
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Gamma Tucanae (γ Tuc, γ Tucanae) is a star in the constellation Tucana.
Gamma Tucanae is a yellow-white F-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +3.99. It is approximately 75.3 light years from Earth.
This star has 1.55 times the mass of the Sun.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Shaya, Ed J.; Olling, Rob P. (January 2011), "Very Wide Binaries and Other Comoving Stellar Companions: A Bayesian Analysis of the Hipparcos Catalogue", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement 192 (1): 2, Bibcode 2011ApJS..192....2S, doi:10.1088/0067-0049/192/1/2
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