β Octantis (beta Octantis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -53.88°
Az: 171.00°
Direction: South-South-West
β Octantis is a sub-giant star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Octans.
β Octantis visual magnitude is 4.15. Because of its moderate brightness, β Octantis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
DSS2 image of β Octantis. The red arrow shows the motion of β Octantis during the next
10000 years (-11.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for β Octantis (beta Octantis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where β Octantis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of β Octantis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
β Octantis is distant 140.34 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
β Octantis (beta Octantis) is currently not visible from Naas, Austria