φ Octantis (phi Octantis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -61.72°
Az: 200.13°
Direction: South-South-West
φ Octantis is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Octans.
φ Octantis visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its faintness, φ 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 φ Octantis. The red arrow shows the motion of φ Octantis during the next
10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for φ Octantis (phi Octantis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where φ Octantis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of φ Octantis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
φ Octantis is distant 196.50 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
φ Octantis (phi Octantis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK