Tucana
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Tucana is also an alternate name for the Tucano language.
For other uses, see TUC (disambiguation).
 Click for larger image |
|
| Abbreviation: | Tuc |
| Genitive: | Tucanae |
| Symbology: | the Toucan |
| Right ascension: | 0 h |
| Declination: | −65° |
| Area: | 295 sq. deg. (48th) |
| Main stars: | 3 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars: | 17 |
| Stars with known planets: | 2 |
| Bright stars: | 1 |
| Nearby stars: | 1 |
| Brightest star: | α Tuc (2.87m) |
| Nearest star: | ζ Tuc (28.03 ly) |
| Messier objects: | None |
| Meteor showers: | |
| Bordering constellations: | Grus Indus Octans Hydrus Eridanus (corner) Phoenix |
| Visible at latitudes between +25° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of November |
|
Tucana (IPA: /tuːˈkɑːnə, -ˈkeɪnə, -ˈkanə, tjuː-/, Latin: toucan) is a southern constellation. The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597, and it first appeared in Johann Bayer's Uranometria of 1603.
Since it was invented in the 17th century, there is no earlier mythology associated with it.
[edit] Notable deep sky objects
At the southern end of Tucana lies the Small Magellanic Cloud. The globular cluster 47 Tucanae (NGC 104) is also located within its boundaries as is the Tucana Dwarf galaxy, which was discovered in 1990.
[edit] See also
 |
This astronomy related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| The 88 modern Constellations |
|---|
| Andromeda • Antlia • Apus • Aquarius • Aquila • Ara • Aries • Auriga • Boötes • Caelum • Camelopardalis • Cancer • Canes Venatici • Canis Major • Canis Minor • Capricornus • Carina • Cassiopeia • Centaurus • Cepheus • Cetus • Chamaeleon • Circinus • Columba • Coma Berenices • Corona Australis • Corona Borealis • Corvus • Crater • Crux • Cygnus • Delphinus • Dorado • Draco • Equuleus • Eridanus • Fornax • Gemini • Grus • Hercules • Horologium • Hydra • Hydrus • Indus • Lacerta • Leo • Leo Minor • Lepus • Libra • Lupus • Lynx • Lyra • Mensa • Microscopium • Monoceros • Musca • Norma • Octans • Ophiuchus • Orion • Pavo • Pegasus • Perseus • Phoenix • Pictor • Pisces • Piscis Austrinus • Puppis • Pyxis • Reticulum • Sagitta • Sagittarius • Scorpius • Sculptor • Scutum • Serpens • Sextans • Taurus • Telescopium • Triangulum • Triangulum Australe • Tucana • Ursa Major • Ursa Minor • Vela • Virgo • Volans • Vulpecula |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
