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TimezoneEurope/London
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π1 Octantis (pi1 Octantis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -57.99°   Az: 177.46°   Direction: South

π1 Octantis is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Octans.

π1 Octantis visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its faintness, π1 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.

Image of π1 Octantis (pi1 Octantis) star
DSS2 image of π1 Octantis. The red arrow shows the motion of π1 Octantis during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 06m 36s
-83° 19’ 33”
12h 46m 33s
03h 53m 10s

J2000

15h 01m 50s
-83° 13’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

306.84°
-21.37°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for π1 Octantis (pi1 Octantis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.65
Giant

0.27
G8III
4866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where π1 Octantis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of π1 Octantis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π1 Octantis is distant 388.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

119.19
388.56
14 km/s
0.016 arcsec/y
0.053"/y

Alternative Designations

π1 Octantis
(pi1 Octantis)
SAO258713
SAO258713

Visibility from Your Location

π1 Octantis (pi1 Octantis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK