Constellation · Oct · southern sky
Octans
Octantis — The Octant
Constellations#50 by area
Overview
Octans (Octantis) — The Octant is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.
Highlights
- ★Contains the south celestial pole
Notable stars
17 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.
- Nu Octantismag 3.73
- Beta Octantismag 4.13
- Delta Octantismag 4.31
- Theta Octantismag 4.78
- Epsilon Octantismag 5.09
- HR 9032mag 5.1
- Alpha Octantismag 5.13
- Lambda Octantismag 5.27
- Chi Octantismag 5.29
- HR 30mag 5.29
- Xi Octantismag 5.32
- Zeta Octantismag 5.43
Deep-sky objects
Knowledge connections
- Constellation ofNu Octantis
- Constellation ofBeta Octantis
- Constellation ofDelta Octantis
- Constellation ofTheta Octantis
- Constellation ofEpsilon Octantis
- Constellation ofHR 9032
- Constellation ofAlpha Octantis
- Constellation ofLambda Octantis
- Constellation ofChi Octantis
- Constellation ofHR 30
- Constellation ofXi Octantis
- Constellation ofZeta Octantis
- Constellation ofIota Octantis
- Constellation ofPolaris Australis
- Constellation ofPhi Octantis
- Constellation ofPsi Octantis
- Constellation ofTau Octantis
- Contains objectPolarissima Australis
- Belongs to familyLa Caille Family
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.