| absmag_v = +0.16[11]}}{{Starbox catalog
| names = ν Tuc, CPD−62° 6348, FK5 3803, HD 213442, HIP 111310, HR 8582, SAO 255247[12]
}}{{Starbox reference
| Simbad = nu+Tuc
}}{{Starbox end}}
Nu Tucanae (ν Tuc, ν Tucanae) is a solitary[13] star in the southern constellation of Tucana.
Nu Tucanae is a M-type red giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.91. It is approximately 290 light years from Earth. It is classified as a slow irregular variable and its brightness varies from magnitude +4.75 to +4.93.[14] Periods of 22.3, 24.4, 24.8, 25.1, 25.5, 33.8, 50.6, 80.1, 123.2, and 261.8 days have been reported.[15]
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