List of stars in Octans explained

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Octans, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B	Var	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis. mag.	abs. mag.	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
	ν		205478	107089			3.76	2.10	69	K0III	suspected variable, one planet around component A (Ab)
	β		214846	112405			4.13	0.96	140	A9IV/V
	δ		124882	70638			4.31	−0.35	279	K2III	suspected variable
	θ		224889	122			4.78	0.63	221	K2III
	ε	BO	210967	110256			5.09	0.51	268	M6III	semiregular variable,
	γ^1		223647	117689			5.10	0.53	267	G7III
	α		199532	104043			5.13	1.85	148	F4III	β Lyr variable
	λ		206240	107843			5.27	−0.36	435	G8/K0III+..
	γ^3		636	814			5.29	0.93	242	K1/K2III
	χ		164461	92824			5.29	0.87	250	K3III
	ξ		215573	112781			5.32	−0.35	444	B6IV	53 Per variable,
	ζ		79837	43908			5.43	2.01	157	F0III
	ι		111482	63031			5.45	0.17	371	K0III
	σ		177482	104382			5.45	0.86	270	F0III	Polaris Australis, south pole star; δ Sct variable,
	φ		167468	90133			5.47	1.57	197	A0V
	ψ		210853	110078			5.49	2.56	125	F3III
	τ		219765	115836			5.50	−0.52	522	K2III
	κ		117374	66753			5.56	1.08	256	A2m...
	ρ		137333	76996			5.57	1.45	217	A2V	variable star,
	π^1		130650	73540			5.65	0.27	389	G8/K0III
	π^2		131246	73771			5.65	−2.98	1734	G8Ib
			11025	7568			5.66	0.42	365	K0III
	γ^2		224362	118114			5.72	0.80	314	K0III
			222806	117125			5.74	−0.47	569	K1III
			193721	101427			5.76	−0.28	527	G6/G8II
	υ		211539	111196			5.76	0.73	330	K0III
			1032	1074			5.78	−1.21	815	M0/M1III	suspected variable
			221420	116250			5.82	3.31	104	G2IV-V	has a brown dwarf companion (b)
			10800	7601			5.88	3.71	88	G2V
	ω		131596	74296			5.88	0.93	318	B9.5V
			194612	101843			5.89	−0.56	635	K5III	variable star,
			208741	108849			5.94	1.99	201	F3III
			167714	90606			5.95	0.81	348	K2III
	μ^1		196051	102162			5.99	0.92	337	F4III-IV
			222060	116653			5.99	−0.42	625	K0II/III
			104555	58697			6.05	0.99	335	K3III
		CW	148542	83255			6.05	−0.27	598	A2V	α² CVn variable
			218108	114258			6.11	1.75	243	A7Vn
			212168	110712			6.12	4.31	75	G3IV
			210056	109584			6.13	1.30	302	K0III
			191220	100697			6.15	1.71	252	A2/A3m...
			213402	111504			6.15	−1.47	1090	K1III
			204904	106881			6.17	2.28	196	F4IV
	η		96124	53702			6.19	1.00	356	A1V
			169904	91723			6.27	0.12	553	B8V	suspected variable
			107739	60638			6.32	−0.53	765	K0III
			219572	115129			6.34	0.46	489	K0III
			172226	93117			6.35	0.18	558	B9/B9.5V
			203532	106474			6.35	−0.63	813	B3IV
			171990	92233			6.39	3.22	141	G2V	suspected variable
			186154	98086			6.39	−0.25	694	K3/K4III
			208500	108759			6.39	1.49	311	A5IV/V
		R	40857	25412			6.40		1960	M5.5e	Mira variable,
			25887	17328			6.40	0.56	481	B9V
			218559	114550			6.43	0.17	582	K4III
			202418	106320			6.44	−0.13	667	K3III	suspected variable,
			159517	88274			6.45	2.32	219	F4V
		BP	129723	75736			6.46	2.45	210	Am	δ Sct variable,
			58805	32500			6.46	3.50	128	F3V
			203955	106424			6.47	1.25	360	A0V
			165338	90509			6.49	0.18	596	B8/B9V
	μ^2		196067	102125			6.51	3.31	142	G1V	has a planet (b)
	B	CG	206553	112355			6.57	1.50	335	F0IV-V	δ Sct variable
		BQ	110994	71348			6.88		1600	S5,1	slow irregular variable,
	ο		1348	1007			7.21	−1.49	1790	B9.5IV
			142022	79242			7.70	5.01	112	K0V	binary star, component A has a planet (b)
			212301	110852			7.77	4.07	179	F8V	has a planet (b)
		CF	196818	102803			7.93		683	K0IIIp	slow irregular variable
		CC	188136 188137	98757			8.01		620	ApSrYZrBa	δ Sct variable,
X Oct		X	91620	51084			8.70		997	M5/M6e	Mira variable,
		DR	89499	49616			8.70		373	G3V	RS CVn variable,
		UV	156008	80990			9.44		1340	A9:Ia/Iabw	RR Lyr variable,
		CK	190290				9.9			ApEuSr	rapidly oscillating Ap star,
		RV		67227			10.94		2470		RR Lyr variable,
		CL					14.72			DA	ZZ Cet variable,
		AO					21.0				SU UMa variable,

See also

• List of stars by constellation

References

• Web site: ESA . European Space Agency . The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues . 1997 . 2006-12-26 .
• Web site: Kostjuk . N. D. . HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index . 2002 . 2006-12-26 .
• Web site: Roman . N. G. . Identification of a Constellation from a Position . 1987 . 2006-12-26 .
• Web site: Gould . B. A. . Uranometria Argentina . Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F . 2010-07-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227032716/http://www.uranometriaargentina.com/ . 2012-02-27 .
• Web site: AAVSO Website . American Association of Variable Star Observers . 9 March 2014 .
• Web site: Naming Stars . 4 July 2018.