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Double Stars in Tucana The Toucan

Here is a listing of the 31 or so best doubles in Tucana.
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Name	SAO	Sep	PA	Mag1	Mag2	RA	Dec	Spect	Color	Comments
GLI 289	255620	3.7	267	7.5	9.0	00:00.6	-66:40	F5
I 43	255642	0.5	169	4.5	5.0	00:10.6	-73:13	B8/A2
BETA1/2/3 TUC	248201 248202 248208	27.1	169	4.5	5.0	00:31.6	-62:57	B8/A2		Very nice Tripple containing SAO 248201, 248202 and 248208
COO 3	248243	2.4	68	6.5	8.5	00:44.6	-62:30	F5
DUN 2	248269	20.7	81	6.5	7.5	00:52.4	-69:30	F8		Near Lambda 1/2 Tuc
I 48	248291	0.5	339	7.5	8.5	00:57.8	-66:33	G0
HJ 3416AB		5.0	128	7.5	7.5	01:03.3	-60:05	F5
GLI 9	255748	3.9	355	7.0	10.0	01:10.0	-72:58	A0		Near SMC
I 27	248342	1.0	317	8.0	8.5	01:14.9	-68:49	G5
KAPPA TUC	248346	5.4	336	5.0	7.0	01:15.6	-68:53	F6
HJ 3426	248350	2.5	337	6.5	9.5	01:17.0	-66:24	A0
I 263	248370	0.6	233	8.0	8.5	01:22.0	-69:43	F2
B 554	247382	4.3	110	7.0	12.0	22:16.1	-57:34	M5		Very red Carbon star
I 20	255187	0.3	243	7.5	8.0	22:18.1	-62:48	F5
DELTA TUC	255222	7.0	282	4.5	9.0	22:27.3	-64:57	B8		Very hot, blue star
I 137	247451	2.0	335	7.0	10.0	22:27.4	-57:59	A2
I 340	255339	0.9	359	6.0	9.0	22:52.2	-63:11	K0
HU 1643	247681	1.8	12	7.0	11.5	23:01.0	-58:25	A3
DUN 244	255381	47.2	96	7.5	10.0	23:02.3	-64:17	F0
DUN 245	255413	13.7	291	7.0	9.0	23:08.6	-59:43	F2
B 590	255411	0.1	355	7.5	8.0	23:08.6	-63:51	G0
I 143	247800	3.1	9	7.0	10.5	23:15.5	-59:41	K2
DUN 247	255452	46.6	291	7.0	8.0	23:18.0	-60:59	G5/A3		Optical Double
HU 1648	255483	1.9	283	7.0	11.5	23:26.4	-63:14	A3
HJ 5402		36.3	198	7.0	9.0	23:31.0	-69:05	G0
HJ 5403	255520	37.7	45	7.5	10.0	23:35.2	-64:40	F0
HJ 5415	258173	38.2	126	7.5	11.0	23:43.3	-70:49	G5
B 1020	248008	0.3	213	8.0	8.2	23:45.6	-58:16	A3
I 695C		8.3	23	7.0	13.0	23:47.4	-71:18	K0
COO 261		5.6	100	8.0	8.5	23:47.6	-60:30	K0
B 626	255603	7.5	258	7.5	13.5	23:56.1	-62:52	A3

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Some information gathered from Burgham's Celestial Handbooks and converted to J2000, other from my own observations.
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