ν Octantis (nu Octantis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:50 | Tran: 3:19 | Set: 12:52

Alt: 8.00° Az: 167.31° Direction: South

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

Right Ascension 21h 44m 12s

Declination -77° 16’ 22”

Hour Angle 17h 23m 58s

Sidereal Time 15h 08m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 41m 28s

Declination -77° 23’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 314.29°

Galactic Latitude -35.19°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Octantis (nu Octantis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.76

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.13

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

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.

Distance (parsec) 21.18

Distance (light year) 69.04

Radial Speed 34 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.045 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.24"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν Octantis
(nu Octantis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD205478

SAO Catalogue SAO257948

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP107089

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-77 1510

Gliese Catalogue Gl 835.1

FK5 Catalogue 810

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ν Octantis (nu Octantis) rise, transit and set times from Boitimu, Indonesia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Makassar):

Azimuth: 167.3° RISE 17:50

Max altitude: 23.0° TRANSIT 3:19

Azimuth: 192.7° SET 12:52

Name:	Boitimu, Indonesia
Latitude:	10° 13' 35.0" S
Longitude:	124° 0' 7.2" E
Timezone:	Asia/Makassar

Set Location

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