κ-Oct (Star)

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

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

Name κ-Oct
Object type Star
Other names
κ-Oct
Kappa Octantis
HR 5084[1]
HD 117374
HIP 66753[3]
TYC 9512-1896-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:13h40m55s [2]
Declination:−85°47'09" [2]
Constellation:Octans
Magnitude:5.56 (V) [2]
5.78 (BT) [2]
5.58 (VT) [2]
Distance:83.8 parsec
273.0 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.17
Proper motion (speed):90.7 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):256.7°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.95

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