Tucana

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Abbreviation:  Tue

English Name:  The Toucan

Genitive:  Tucanae

Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere  (Never visible from the UK.)

Location: Between the constellations of Eridanus and Pavo.

Visible between latitudes:  +15 and -90 degrees

Best season: Autumn

Seen in three seasons: Summer, Autumn & Winter

Best seen in:  During the last week of October.

Seen between: September and Early December

Right Ascension (RA): 00 hour

Declination (DEC): -65 degrees

Area (square degrees):  295 (48th)

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Tucana (The Toucan)

• Far southern constellation and close to the most notable naked-eye object – Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) and the superb Globular Cluster – 47 Tucanae (NGC 104).
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• There are a number of galaxies but these are faint due the concentration feeble gas and dust in our galaxy (Milky-Way).
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Messier Objects in Tucana

No Messier objects in Tucana.

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More objects in Tucana

Features of Interest

• Small Magellanic Clouds (SMC) – Irregular Galaxy; satellite of our Milky-Way, sometimes known as `Nubecula Minor`. It has less dust and more gas than the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), but fewer clusters and nebulae, also really easily visible to the naked-eye (Magnitude: +2.0). (In the photo, SMC is shown on the right, on the left – LMC.)
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• 47 Tucanae (47 Tuc) – Globular Cluster; also known as NGC 104 and Caldwell 106 (C106), very high concentration of stars – very bright and large; dimly visible to the naked-eye. Absolutely, a remarkable object! (Magnitude: +4.0).
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Named Stars

• Kappa Tucanae is a group of four stars: two binary stars.
• more list of stars in Tucana.

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IAU Sky Chart: Tucana

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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
– never seen from the UK

Apus	Ara	Caelum	Carina	Centaurus	Chameleon
Corona Australis	Crux	Dorado	Grus	Horologium	Hydrus
Indus	Mensa	Octans	Pavo	Phoenix	Pictor
Reticulum	Telescopium	Triangulum Australe	Tucana	Vela	Volans

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