Delta Tucanae

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δ Tucanae
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0
Constellation
(pronunciation)		 Tucana
Right ascension 22h 27m 20.0s
Declination −64° 57' 59"
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.51
Distance 267 ± 14 ly
(82 ± 4 pc)
Spectral type B9.5V
Other designations
HR 8540, HD 212581,
CP-65 4044, HIP 110838,
SAO 255222, GC 31346,
CCDM 22273-6458

Delta Tucanae (δ Tuc / δ Tucanae) is a binary star in the constellation Tucana. It is approximately 267 light years from Earth.

The primary component, Delta Tucanae A, is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.51. The companion star is a magnitude +9.3 star 7 arcseconds from the primary.


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