How to see it
The Tuc has a visual magnitude of about 6.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for The Tuc: right ascension 0h 33m 24s, declination −71° 15′ 59″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
The Tuc. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2629, HD 3112, Gaia DR3 4690231525639747072.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4690231525639747072
- HIP
- 2629
- HD
- 3112
- gaia_dr3
- 4690231525639747072
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- The Tuc
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.06