β-Oct (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , β-Oct is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name β-Oct
Object type Star
Other names
β-Oct
Beta Octantis
HR 8630[1]
HD 214846
HIP 112405[3]
TYC 9488-1053-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:22h46m03s [2]
Declination:−81°22'53" [2]
Constellation:Octans
Magnitude:4.13 (V) [2]
4.38 (BT) [2]
4.16 (VT) [2]
Distance:45.8 parsec
149.2 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.19
Proper motion (speed):54.5 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):271.2°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.83

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