Octans Oct
Octans is one of the 88 constellations, covering 291 square degrees of the sky (50th largest). It is highest at midnight in August and best in the evening sky in September and October.
1 of its best-known object has a page of their own here.
Facts
| Abbreviation | Oct |
|---|---|
| Size | 291 square degrees (50th largest of the 88; the full Moon covers about 0.2) |
| Middle (J2000) | 21h 15m, −85° |
| Highest at midnight | August (in the evening, around 8–10 pm: September and October) |
| How high | From India (about 20° N) its middle never rises; from 50° N it never rises. |
| Pages here | 1 object |
Galaxies
1Brightest NGC and IC objects
OpenNGC| Object | Type | Magnitude | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGC 7098 (on the map) | Galaxy | 11.5 | 1.8′ |
| NGC 6438 (on the map) | Galaxy | 11.6 | 1.8′ |
| NGC 7095 (on the map) | Galaxy | 11.9 | 2.7′ |
| NGC 6920 (on the map) | Galaxy | 12 | 2.3′ |
| NGC 6438A (on the map) | Galaxy | 12.6 | 3.4′ |
| NGC 7637 (on the map) | Galaxy | 13.3 | 2.1′ |
| NGC 2573 (Polarissima Australis) | Galaxy | 13.5 | 1.9′ |
| IC 4864 (on the map) | Galaxy | 13.6 | 1.8′ |
| NGC 6557 (on the map) | Galaxy | 14 | 1.4′ |
| IC 4333 (on the map) | Galaxy | 14.8 | 1.8′ |
| IC 5040 (on the map) | Galaxy | 15.2 | 0.8′ |
| NGC 2573B (on the map) | Galaxy | 15.3 | 1.1′ |
Smaller magnitudes are brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6. The full Moon is about 31′ across.
Data: IAU constellation boundaries (Roman 1987) · OpenNGC (Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data sources & credits