Octans
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Octans is a faint southern-sky constellation best known for containing the south celestial pole.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constellation
ⓘ
southern-sky constellation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Oct ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | 291 ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | containing the south celestial pole ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Apus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chamaeleon NERFINISHED ⓘ Hydrus NERFINISHED ⓘ Indus NERFINISHED ⓘ Mensa ⓘ Pavo NERFINISHED ⓘ Tucana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Nu Octantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStarApparentMagnitude | 3.73 ⓘ |
| contains |
Beta Octantis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delta Octantis NERFINISHED ⓘ HD 142022 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 2573 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 6438 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 6438A NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 7095 NERFINISHED ⓘ Nu Octantis NERFINISHED ⓘ Octans association NERFINISHED ⓘ Pi Octantis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigma Octantis NERFINISHED ⓘ Theta Octantis NERFINISHED ⓘ south celestial pole ⓘ |
| declinationRange | −74° to −90° ⓘ |
| family | La Caille family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genitiveForm | Octantis ⓘ |
| hasIAUDesignation | Octans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfBayerFlamsteedStars | 19 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMainStars | 3 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMessierObjects | 0 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStarsWithPlanets | 3 ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| isFaint | true ⓘ |
| liesNear | Small Magellanic Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| namedAfter | octant ⓘ |
| poleStarOfSouthCelestialPole | Sigma Octantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 50 ⓘ |
| recognizedByIAU | true ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | 21h to 6h ⓘ |
| SigmaOctantisApparentMagnitude | 5.47 ⓘ |
| visibleAtLatitudesBetween | 0° and 90°S ⓘ |
| zodiacal | false ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tucana