Tucana

Proper noun

Meaning

Tucana

(astronomy) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a toucan. It lies south of the constellations Phoenix and Grus.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

toucan

Examples

Globular cluster NGC 121. citation Located at the southern end of Tucana, the Small Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy that is one of the nearest neighbors to the Milky Way galaxy at a distance of 210,000 light-years. Source: Internet

Most of the Small Magellanic Cloud lies within Tucana. Source: Internet

Tucana first appeared on a convert celestial globe published in 1598 in Amsterdam by Plancius and Jodocus Hondius and was depicted in Johann Bayer 's star atlas Uranometria of 1603. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tubulysin TUC tucan tucandeira tucandera Tucanoan