Eta Tucanae

η Tucanae
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Tucana
Right ascension	23^h 57^m 35.2^s
Declination	−64° 17' 54"
Apparent magnitude (V)	+5.00^[1]
Distance	159 ± 4 ly (49 ± 1 pc)
Spectral type	A1V^[1]
Other designations
HR 9062, HD 224392, CP-64 4391, HIP 118121, SAO 255609, GC 33223

Eta Tucanae (η Tuc, η Tucanae) is a star in the constellation Tucana.

Eta Tucanae is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.00. It is approximately 159 light years from Earth. This is a Vega-like star that has an infrared excess. It is about 10–40 million years old and is a member of the Tucana association.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Ehrenreich, D.; et al. (November 2010), "Deep infrared imaging of close companions to austral A- and F-type stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 523: A73, arXiv:1007.0002, Bibcode:2010A&A...523A..73E, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014763

Stars of Tucana

Bayer	α β¹ β² β³ γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ¹ λ² ν π ρ

Variable	W AQ BQ BS BZ CC CF CG CP DR

HR	160 176 186 199 281 380 8509 8531 8593 8620 8646 8669 8686 8689 8829 8843 8901 8908 8909 8994 8996 9060 9108

HD	565 4308 5980 7199 7583 215497 215562 (ξ) 221287

Gliese	Gliese 54

Other	AB7 AX J0051-733 HV 2112 HV 11423 PSR J0045-7319 R40 SMC X-1 SMC X-2 SMC X-3

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