Rho Tucanae
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Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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Constellation (pronunciation) |
Tucana |
Right ascension | 00h 42m 28.4s |
Declination | −65° 28' 05" |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.38 |
Distance | 133 ± 3 ly (41 ± 1 pc) |
Spectral type | F6V |
Other designations | |
Rho Tucanae (ρ Tuc / ρ Tucanae) is a binary star in the constellation Tucana.
Rho Tucanae is a spectroscopic binary composed of two yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarfs with a combined apparent magnitude of +5.38. The binary star has a rotation period of 4.82 days. It is approximately 133 light years from Earth.