Stars in Octans
The brightest star in Octans is nu Oct A, at apparent magnitude 3.73 and 69 ly from Earth, one of 23 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 1 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nu Oct A | 3.73 | 69.1 ly | K1 IV | 4,910 K |
| 2 | Nu Oct | 3.73 | 69.1 ly | K0III | ~4,724 K |
| 3 | Beta Oct | 4.13 | 149 ly | A9IV/V | ~8,102 K |
| 4 | Delta Oct | 4.31 | 299 ly | K2III | ~4,121 K |
| 5 | Polaris Australis | 5.45 | 281 ly | F0III | ~7,572 K |
| 6 | HD 221420 | 5.82 | 102 ly | G2 IV-V | 5,847 K |
| 7 | HD 196067 | 6.51 | 130 ly | G0 V | 6,072 K |
| 8 | HD 199509 | 6.98 | 79.3 ly | G3V | 5,796 K |
| 9 | HD 142022 A | 7.70 | 112 ly | G9 IV-V | 5,421 K |
| 10 | HD 212301 | 7.76 | 177 ly | F8 V | 6,239 K |
| 11 | HD 5278 | 7.94 | 188 ly | F V | 6,203 K |
| 12 | HD 207496 | 8.23 | 77.0 ly | K2.5 V | 4,819 K |
| 13 | DMPP-8 | 8.65 | 248 ly | F-type | 6,009 K |
| 14 | HD 110082 | 9.23 | 343 ly | F8 V | 6,200 K |
| 15 | TOI-1052 | 9.51 | 423 ly | F-type | 6,146 K |
| 16 | TOI-1230 | 10.25 | 467 ly | G-type | 5,696 K |
| 17 | TOI-1105 | 11.33 | 259 ly | K-type | 4,678 K |
| 18 | TOI-6692 | 11.43 | 1,021 ly | G-type | 5,890 K |
| 19 | TOI-2236 | 11.60 | 1,160 ly | F-type | 6,248 K |
| 20 | 2MASS J21252752-8138278 | 11.80 | 111 ly | M-type | 3,592 K |
| 21 | TOI-4994 | 12.65 | 1,074 ly | G-type | 5,640 K |
| 22 | TOI-4342 | 12.67 | 201 ly | M0 V | 3,866 K |
| 23 | LHS 475 | 13.00 | 40.7 ly | M3.5 V | 3,300 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Octans?
The brightest star in Octans is nu Oct A, at apparent magnitude 3.73 and 69 ly from Earth, one of 23 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 1 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Octans?
The nearest of them is LHS 475, 41 ly away.