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

Name τ-Oct
Object type Star
Other names
τ-Oct
Tau Octantis
HR 8862[1]
HD 219765
HIP 115836[3]
TYC 9533-797-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 6341792101882924928[4]
Position
Right ascension:23h28m04s [4]
Declination:-87°28'55" [4]
Constellation:Octans
Magnitude:5.50 (V) [2]
7.18 (BT) [2]
5.64 (VT) [2]
5.09 (G) [4]
5.76 (BP) [4]
4.31 (RP) [4]
Distance:147.0 parsec
479.3 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):1.31
Proper motion (speed):20.6 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):54.5°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.34

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