ν Octantis (nu Octantis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -43.44°
Az: 165.33°
Direction: South-South-East
ν Octantis is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Octans.
ν Octantis visual magnitude is 3.76. Because of its moderate brightness, ν 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 ν Octantis. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Octantis during the next
1000 years (0.75 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ν Octantis (nu Octantis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ν Octantis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ν Octantis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ν Octantis is distant 69.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ν Octantis (nu Octantis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK