Tucana Dwarf

dwarf galaxy in the constellation Tucana
Thing dwarf_spheroidal_galaxy Q1348362
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Tucana Dwarf

Summary

Tucana Dwarf is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy[1]. It draws 37 Wikipedia views per month (dwarf_spheroidal_galaxy category, ranking #5 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tucana Dwarf's image is recorded as Tucana Dwarf Hubble WikiSky.jpg[3].
  • Tucana Dwarf's instance of is recorded as dwarf spheroidal galaxy[4].
  • Tucana Dwarf's constellation is recorded as Tucana[5].
  • Tucana Dwarf's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Mount Stromlo Observatory[6].
  • Tucana Dwarf's galaxy morphological type is recorded as dGsp...[7].
  • Tucana Dwarf's part of is recorded as Local Group[8].
  • Tucana Dwarf's part of is recorded as Q67796371[9].
  • Tucana Dwarf's catalog code is recorded as PGC 69519[10].
  • Tucana Dwarf's catalog code is recorded as SGC 223828-6440.9[11].
  • Tucana Dwarf's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 69519[12].
  • Tucana Dwarf's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Tucana Dwarf's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07076d[14].
  • Tucana Dwarf's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.2'}[15].
  • Tucana Dwarf's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.7'}[16].
  • Tucana Dwarf's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+194'}[17].
  • Tucana Dwarf's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '-1.97'}[18].
  • Tucana Dwarf's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3773454', 'amount': '+0.92'}[19].
  • Tucana Dwarf's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NAME Tuc Galaxy[20].
  • Tucana Dwarf's Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID is recorded as 69519[21].
  • Tucana Dwarf's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+340.45667'}[22].
  • Tucana Dwarf's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-64.41944'}[23].
  • Tucana Dwarf's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[24].

Why It Matters

Tucana Dwarf draws 37 Wikipedia views per month (dwarf_spheroidal_galaxy category, ranking #5 of 20).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Identifying Local Group field galaxies that have interacted with the Milky Way. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Principal Galaxies Catalogue. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . The observed properties of dwarf galaxies in and around the Local Group. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Cosmicflows-3. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Insights into pre-enrichment of star clusters and self-enrichment of dwarf galaxies from their intrinsic metallicity dispersions. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The Local Tully-Fisher relation for dwarf galaxies. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Revised coordinates for 373 selected objects in the southern galaxy catalogue. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Revised coordinates for 373 selected objects in the southern galaxy catalogue. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Revised coordinates for 373 selected objects in the southern galaxy catalogue. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_tucana-dwarf_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Tucana Dwarf}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/tucana-dwarf}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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