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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Rho Tucanae
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	187
HD	4089
Constellation	Tucana
Right Ascension	0h 42m 28s
Declination	-65° 28' 5"
Distance	136 light years 42 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.4 Absolute: +2.3
Spectral Class	F6 Bright Yellow Dwarf
Optimum Visibility	October (Usually visible from southern latitudes)
Notes	Rho Tucanae is a binary system, in which the primary component is bright yellow dwarf somewhat more massive than the Sun. In a rapid, close orbit around this primary star is a much less massive companion, a tiny dwarf with approximately one third the mass of the Sun, which orbits the primary over a period of just under five days.

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