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

Name ρ-Oct
Object type Star
Other names
ρ-Oct
Rho Octantis
HR 5729[1]
HD 137333
HIP 76996[3]
TYC 9513-132-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 5768112564243961856[4]
Position
Right ascension:15h43m18s [4]
Declination:−84°27'53" [4]
Constellation:Octans
Magnitude:5.57 (V) [2]
5.71 (BT) [2]
5.58 (VT) [2]
5.54 (G) [4]
5.60 (BP) [4]
5.42 (RP) [4]
Distance:66.0 parsec
215.1 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.11
Proper motion (speed):167.2 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):55.0°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):1.47

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