Two Southern Hemisphere constellations are situated between the Small Magellanic Cloud: Hydrus the Water Snake and Tucana the Toucan. Hydrus is surrounded by 7 constellations: Dorado the Swordfish, Eridanus the River, Horologium the Clock, Mensa the Table Mountain, Octans the Octant, Reticulum the Reticule, and Tucana. Tucana is surrounded by 5 constellations: Grus the Crane, Hydrus, Indus the Indian, Octans, and Phoenix the Phoenix. Pavo the Peacock is another bird and constellation in the vicinity of Tucana.
GALAXIES in Hydrus: NGC 646, 802, 813, 1473, and 1511
GALAXIES in Tucana: NGC 53, 292, 360, 406, 432, 434, 440, 466, 484, 7205, 7219, 7278, 7329, 7359, 7408, 7417, 7650, 7652, 7657, 7661, 7676, 7697, 7733, 7734, and 7823
BRIGHTEST STAR in Hydrus: Beta Hydri (β), 2.80-2.84 apparent magnitude
BRIGHTEST STAR in Tucana: Alpha Tucanae (α), 2.87-2.89 apparent magnitude
STAR CLUSTERS in Hydrus: NGC 602, 643, 796, 1466, and 1629
GLOBULAR STAR CLUSTERS in Tucana: 47 Tucanae (NGC 104), NGC 121, 152, 265, 339, 361, 362, 416, and 419
OPEN STAR CLUSTERS in Tucana: NGC 176, 220, 222, 231, 242, 290, 330, 371, and 465
EMISSION NEBULAE in Tucana: NGC 248, 249, 261, 294, and 456
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