✨ Tucana

Tuc · toucan · Southern sky

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Tucana is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning toucan; stars within it are named in the genitive form Tucanae.

Facts about Tucana

ConstellationTucana
IAU abbreviationTuc
Genitive (Latin)Tucanae
Meaningtoucan
Brightest starLang-Exster (apparent magnitude 2.85)
Area295 square degrees
HemisphereSouthern

Deep-sky objects in Tucana

No Messier-catalogued object lies within this constellation’s borders.

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.

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