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Tucana

Tucana (Latin for Toucan) is a southern constellation introduced by Johann Bayer in 1603. At its southern end lies the Small Magellanic Cloud. The globular cluster 47 Tucanae is also located within its boundaries.

Mythology

Since it was invented in the 17th century, there is no earlier mythology associated with it.

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