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Zeta Tucanae

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Zeta Tucanae
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Tucana
Right ascension 00h 20m 04.3s
Declination -64° 52′ 29″
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.23
Characteristics
Spectral type F9 V
U−B color index 0.02
B−V color index 0.57
Variable type ?
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)8.8 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 1,707.35 mas/yr
Dec.: 1,165.60 mas/yr
Parallax (π)116.38 ± 0.64 mas
Distance28.0 ± 0.2 ly
(8.59 ± 0.05 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.56
Details
Mass0.98 M
Radius0.90±0.08[1] R
Luminosity1.3 L
Temperature6200 K
Metallicity44-79%
Rotation?
Age? years
Other designations
GJ 17, HR 77, HD 1581, LHS 5, LTT 167, GCTP 54, SAO 248163, CP(D)-65°13, FK5 10, GC 401, LPM 16, LFT 36, HIP 1599.

Zeta Tucanae (ζ Tuc / ζ Tucanae) is a star in the constellation Tucana.

Zeta Tucanae is a whitish F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.23. It is approximately 28.0 light years from Earth.

References

  1. ^ Perrin, M.-N. (1987). "Stellar radius determination from IRAS 12-micron fluxes". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 172: 235–240. Retrieved 2008-05-05. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)