Constellation
Octans
Octans (Oct) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is ν Oct (magnitude 3.73).
| Latin name | Octans |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Oct |
| Brightest star | ν Oct |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 96 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 19 |
| Deep-sky objects | 4 |
| Galaxies | 9 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 9° N. South of latitude 9° S it never sets.
Its brightest stars
- ν Oct 3.73 · 63.3 light-years
- β Oct 4.13 · 149.3 light-years
- δ Oct 4.31 · 300.0 light-years
- θ Oct 4.78 · 211.0 light-years
- ε Oct 5.09 · 293.3 light-years
- γ¹ Oct 5.10 · 267.8 light-years
- α Oct 5.13 · 147.1 light-years
- λ Oct 5.27 · 406.6 light-years
- γ³ Oct 5.29 · 264.0 light-years
- χ Oct 5.29 · 260.7 light-years
- ξ Oct 5.32 · 513.6 light-years
- ζ Oct 5.43 · 155.3 light-years
- ι Oct 5.45 · 351.8 light-years
- Polaris Australis 5.45 · 293.8 light-years
- φ Oct 5.47 · 193.8 light-years
- ψ Oct 5.49 · 126.6 light-years
- τ Oct 5.50 · 479.6 light-years
- κ Oct 5.56 · 285.1 light-years
- ρ Oct 5.57 · 215.2 light-years
- π¹ Oct 5.65 · 387.4 light-years
- π² Oct 5.65 · 1,573 light-years
- HIP 7568 5.66 · 377.5 light-years
- γ² Oct 5.72 · 320.5 light-years
- HIP 117125 5.74 · 564.6 light-years
- HIP 101427 5.76 · 761.6 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
- ν Oct 1 planet(s)
- HD 221420 1 planet(s)
- HD 196067 2 planet(s)
- HD 199509 1 planet(s)
- HD 142022 A 1 planet(s)
- HD 212301 1 planet(s)
- HD 5278 2 planet(s)
- HD 207496 1 planet(s)
- DMPP-8 1 planet(s)
- HD 110082 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1052 2 planet(s)
- TOI-1230 1 planet(s)
- TOI-1105 1 planet(s)
- TOI-6692 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2236 1 planet(s)
- 2MASS J21252752-8138278 1 planet(s)
- TOI-4342 2 planet(s)
- TOI-4994 1 planet(s)
- LHS 475 1 planet(s)
Deep-sky objects
- PSR J1036-8317 Pulsar
- PSR B1851-79 (J1900-7951) Pulsar
- ESO 008-06 Star cluster
- ESO 026-02 Star cluster
Galaxies
- ESO 6-001 21.9 million light-years
- NGC 2573 113.2 million light-years
- NGC 6438 113.5 million light-years
- IC 4333 126.6 million light-years
- NGC 7637 173.2 million light-years
- NGC 7095 119.7 million light-years
- IC 4864 282.9 million light-years
- IC 5025 303.0 million light-years
- NGC 7098 110.9 million light-years
Its other stars
- υ Oct
- HIP 1074
- HD 221420
- Gl 67.1
- ω Oct
- HIP 101843
- HIP 108849
- HIP 90606
- μ¹ Oct
- HIP 116653
- HIP 58697
- HIP 83255
- HIP 114258
- HIP 110712
- HIP 109584
- HIP 100697
- HIP 111504
- HIP 106881
- η Oct
- HIP 91723
- HIP 60638
- HIP 115129
- HIP 93117
- HIP 106474
- HIP 92233
- HIP 98086
- HIP 108759
- HIP 17328
- HIP 106320
- HIP 114550
- HIP 88274
- HIP 32500
- HIP 106424
- HIP 75736
- HIP 90509
- HD 196067
- HD 199509
- HD 142022 A
- HD 212301
- HD 5278
- HD 207496
- DMPP-8
- HD 110082
- TOI-1052
- GJ 4317
- Gl 385
- TOI-1230
- Gl 877
- GJ 4230B
- Gl 606.1B
- TOI-1105
- GJ 4154
- TOI-6692
- TOI-2236
- Gl 808
- 2MASS J21252752-8138278
- GJ 3486
- TOI-4342
- TOI-4994
- LHS 475
- Gl 820.1
- GJ 1251
- GJ 4045
- GJ 3958
- SIPS J2150-7520B
- 2MASS J19564700-7542270
- WISEA J204902.80-745613.5
- WISEPA J234351.20-741847.0
- WISEPA J231336.40-803700.3
- WISE J235447.80-814044.9
- CWISE J093823.15-841114.4