α-Oct (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , α-Oct is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
α-Oct
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 21h04m43s [4] |
| Declination: | −77°01'31" [4] |
| Constellation: | Octans |
| Magnitude: | 5.13 (V) [2] 5.71 (BT) [2] 5.18 (VT) [2] 4.96 (G) [4] 5.24 (BP) [4] 4.52 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 45.1 parsec 147.0 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.45 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 370.0 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 178.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.86 |
Sources