Tucana
Where is Tucana?
Below the horizon from London all the time.
- Rises
- Never
- Highest
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- Sets
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- Best after dark
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How to find Tucana
Start with Lang-Exster, Tucana’s brightest star (mag 2.8). Nearby constellations include Hydrus, Indus and Phoenix.
Its center is at right ascension 23h 49m, declination −65°. Use the chart above: north is up and east is to the left, as when you face south from the Northern Hemisphere.
Best time to see Tucana
Tucana is highest in the evening sky, around 10 pm, in October. A month or two either side it is still well placed, earlier or later in the night. All of it rises above the horizon from latitudes of about 13° N to 90° S.
Tucana never rises from London: it is too far south in the sky for this latitude.
This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.
Seeing Tucana
Eyes
Its stars are fairly faint (the brightest, Lang-Exster, is mag 2.8). You’ll need a sky away from bright lights to trace the pattern.
Binoculars
Binoculars show many more stars than your eye, and bring out star clusters and brighter nebulae inside it.
Telescope
The constellation is far too large for a telescope’s view. Use one for the clusters, nebulae and galaxies inside it.
About
Tucana (genitive Tucanae, abbreviated Tuc) is one of the 88 constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union, which together cover the whole sky. Its brightest star is Lang-Exster, magnitude 2.8.
SkyMate’s web catalog includes 1 named star in Tucana.
Brightest stars and objects in Tucana
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Sources: IAU; Wikidata (CC0); SkyMate. Positions computed for your place and time with astronomy-engine. Data & Licences