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Constellation and Tucana

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Difference between Constellation and Tucana

Constellation vs. Tucana

A constellation is a group of stars that are considered to form imaginary outlines or meaningful patterns on the celestial sphere, typically representing animals, mythological people or gods, mythological creatures, or manufactured devices. Tucana is a constellation of stars in the southern sky, named after the toucan, a South American bird.

Similarities between Constellation and Tucana

Constellation and Tucana have 25 things in common (in Unionpedia): Astronomical spectroscopy, Benjamin Apthorp Gould, Celestial cartography, Constellation, Constellation family, Declination, Eugène Joseph Delporte, Frederick de Houtman, Grus (constellation), Hydrus, Indus (constellation), International Astronomical Union, Johann Bayer, Milky Way, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, Pavo (constellation), Petrus Plancius, Phoenix (constellation), Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser, Right ascension, South Pole, Southern Hemisphere, Star Names, Uranometria.

Astronomical spectroscopy

Astronomical spectroscopy is the study of astronomy using the techniques of spectroscopy to measure the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation, including visible light and radio, which radiates from stars and other celestial objects.

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Benjamin Apthorp Gould

Benjamin Apthorp Gould (September 27, 1824 – November 26, 1896) was a pioneering American astronomer.

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Celestial cartography

Celestial cartography, uranography, astrography or star cartography is the fringe of astronomy and branch of cartography concerned with mapping stars, galaxies, and other astronomical objects on the celestial sphere.

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Constellation

A constellation is a group of stars that are considered to form imaginary outlines or meaningful patterns on the celestial sphere, typically representing animals, mythological people or gods, mythological creatures, or manufactured devices.

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Constellation family

Constellation families are collections of constellations sharing some defining characteristic, such as proximity on the celestial sphere, common historical origin, or common mythological theme.

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Declination

In astronomy, declination (abbreviated dec; symbol δ) is one of the two angles that locate a point on the celestial sphere in the equatorial coordinate system, the other being hour angle.

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Eugène Joseph Delporte

Eugène Joseph Delporte (10 January 1882 – 19 October 1955) was a Belgian astronomer born in Genappe.

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Frederick de Houtman

Frederick de Houtman (1571 – 21 October 1627), or Frederik de Houtman, was a Dutch explorer who sailed along the Western coast of Australia en route to Batavia, known today as Jakarta in Indonesia.

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Grus (constellation)

Grus (or colloquially) is a constellation in the southern sky.

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Hydrus

Hydrus is a small constellation in the deep southern sky.

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Indus (constellation)

Indus is a constellation in the southern sky created in the late sixteenth century.

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International Astronomical Union

The International Astronomical Union (IAU; Union astronomique internationale, UAI) is an international association of professional astronomers, at the PhD level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy.

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Johann Bayer

Johann Bayer (1572 – 7 March 1625) was a German lawyer and uranographer (celestial cartographer).

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Milky Way

The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System.

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in astronomy and astrophysics.

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Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille

Abbé Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, formerly sometimes spelled de la Caille, (15 March 1713 – 21 March 1762) was a French astronomer.

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Pavo (constellation)

Pavo is a constellation in the southern sky with the Latin name for peacock.

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Petrus Plancius

Petrus Plancius (1552 – May 15, 1622) was a Dutch-Flemish astronomer, cartographer and clergyman.

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Phoenix (constellation)

Phoenix is a minor constellation in the southern sky.

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Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser

Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser, sometimes Petrus Theodorus (c. 1540 in Emden – 11 September 1596 in Banten), was a Dutch navigator who mapped the southern sky.

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Right ascension

Right ascension (abbreviated RA; symbol) is the angular distance measured only eastward along the celestial equator from the Sun at the March equinox to the (hour circle of the) point above the earth in question.

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South Pole

The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface.

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Southern Hemisphere

The Southern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is south of the Equator.

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Star Names

Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning is an 1899 book by Richard Hinckley Allen that discusses the names of stars, constellations, and their histories.

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Uranometria

Uranometria is the short title of a star atlas produced by Johann Bayer.

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Constellation and Tucana Comparison

Constellation has 177 relations, while Tucana has 118. As they have in common 25, the Jaccard index is 8.47% = 25 / (177 + 118).

References

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