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Other stars in Octans
- ν Octantis
- β Octantis
- δ Octantis
- θ Octantis
- ε Octantis
- γ1 Octantis
- α Octantis
- γ3 Octantis
- χ Octantis
- λ Octantis
- ξ Octantis
- ζ Octantis
- ι Octantis
- Polaris Australis
- φ Octantis
- τ Octantis
- ψ Octantis
- ρ Octantis
- κ Octantis
- π1 Octantis
- π2 Octantis
- HR525
- γ2 Octantis
- HR8995
- HR7785
- HR47
- υ Octantis
- HR8935
- HR512
- HR7812
- ω Octantis
- HR8380
- HR6837
- HR8957
- μ1 Octantis
- HR8526
- HR6139
- HR4595
- HR8786
- HR8432
- HR8577
- HR7698
- HR8234
- η Octantis
- HR6912
- HR4709
- HR8849
- HR8176
- HR7494
- HR6994
- HR8370
- HR8810
- HR1271
- HR6552
- HR8129
- HR8201
- HR2848
- HR5491
- HR8420
- μ2 Octantis
- HR8294
- HR6138
- HR6133
- HR8052
- HR8111
- HR8664
- HR6964
κ Octantis (kappa Octantis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -55.34°
Az: 182.26°
Direction: South
κ Octantis is a star of spectral class A in the constellation of Octans.
κ Octantis visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, κ Octantis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
DSS2 image of κ Octantis. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Octantis during the next
10000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for κ Octantis (kappa Octantis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
κ Octantis is also a so called metallic star.The red dot in the diagram below shows where κ Octantis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of κ Octantis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
κ Octantis is distant 256.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
κ Octantis (kappa Octantis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK