Zeta Tucanae

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Zeta Tucanae
Observation data
Equinox J2000
Constellation Tucana
Right ascension 00h 20m 04.3s
Declination -64° 52′ 29″
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.23
Characteristics
Spectral type F9 V
U-B color index 0.02
B-V color index 0.57
Variable type  ?
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) 8.8 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 1,707.35 mas/yr
Dec.: 1,165.60 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 116.38 ± 0.64 mas
Distance 28 ± 0.2 ly
(8.59 ± 0.05 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 4.56
Details
Mass 0.98 M
Radius 1.1 R
Luminosity 1.3 L
Temperature 6200 K
Metallicity 44-79%
Rotation  ?
Age  ? years
Other designations
GJ 17, HR 77, HD 1581, LHS 5, LTT 167, GCTP 54, SAO 248163, CP(D)-65°13, FK5 10, GC 401, LPM 16, LFT 36, HIP 1599.

Zeta Tucanae (ζ Tuc / ζ Tucanae) is a star in the constellation Tucana.

Zeta Tucanae is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.23. It is approximately 28.0 light years from Earth.

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