Alpha Octantis is a binary star system in the constellation of Octans. The name is Latinized from α Octantis. Despite being labeled the "alpha" star by...
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ν Octantis, Latinised as Nu Octantis, is a binary star in the constellation of Octans. Unusually for having such a late greek letter in its name, it is...
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Polaris (redirect from Alpha Ursae Minoris)
other celestial bodies) List of nearest supergiants Polar alignment Sigma Octantis Polaris Flare Regiment of the North Pole "Polaris | meaning in the Cambridge...
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dimmer magnitude 5.5 star on its southern axis, Polaris Australis (Sigma Octantis). From around 1700 BC until just after 300 AD, Kochab (Beta Ursae Minoris)...
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of Hyades Open cluster. HD 57625 144.3 F8 Has one known exoplanet. Alpha Octantis A 144.8 ± 0.6 Octans F4III +5.13 B F5III LSPM J0207+3331 145 ± 1 DA...
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Vega (redirect from Alpha Lyrae)
has the Bayer designation α Lyrae, which is Latinised to Alpha Lyrae and abbreviated Alpha Lyr or α Lyr. This star is relatively close at only 25 light-years...
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asterism consisting of α Apodis, ζ Apodis, ι Apodis, β Apodis, γ Apodis, δ Octantis, δ1 Apodis, η Apodis, and ε Apodis. Consequently, α Apodis itself is known...
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CASLEO Observatory Telescope. I. The late B and early A stars vec xi Octantis, alpha Sextantis, and 68 Tauri", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 406 (3): 987–994...
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Thuban (redirect from Alpha Draconis)
Thuban (/ˈθjuːbæn/), with Bayer designation Alpha Draconis or α Draconis, is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Draco. A relatively...
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territory in the northern hemisphere (and the State of Pará). The Sigma Octantis (south pole star) is small, but all the other stars turn around it. Its...
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Hemisphere. It lies in the dim constellation Octans, the Octant. Sigma Octantis is identified as the south pole star, more than one degree away from the...
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from the North Celestial Pole, and is easily seen by the naked eye. σ Octantis, sometimes known as the South Star, can be sighted in the Southern hemisphere...
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Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-11-14. "Sigma Octantis by Noah23". iTunes. 27 July 2004. "Jupiter Sajitarius by Noah23". iTunes...
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heavy elements and lower mass, are more unstable. Examples: Sigma Octantis (σ Octantis), an F-type giant and a Delta Scuti variable; Capella Aa (α Aurigae...
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and Triangulum Australe (near Centaurus), Pavo, Hydrus, and Mensa. Sigma Octantis is the closest star approximating a southern pole star, but is faint in...
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Gall and Inglis. p. 52 – via Internet Archive. Kaler, James B. "Menkar (Alpha Ceti)". Stars. University of Illinois. Archived from the original on 2012-05-31...
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had to do for the southern hemisphere, as the southern pole star, Sigma Octantis, is too dim to be easily seen from Earth with the naked eye. The other...
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12 M3 18 Puppis 73.3 Puppis FV Nu Octantis A 73.5±0.68 Octans K1III 3.73 Has one confirmed exoplanet (Nu Octantis Ab). B D HR 4657 73.6 FV HD 139461/139460...
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particularly bland portion of the sky. The nominal south pole star is Sigma Octantis, which with magnitude 5.5 is barely visible to the naked eye even under...
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Apodis 293 ± 3 K2 III +4.78 HD 48265 (Nosaxa) 293 ± 6 G5IV/V 8.07 Sigma Octantis (Polaris Australis) 294 ± 2 F0 IV 5.47 It is the current Southern Pole...
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spectacular arc stretching across half the celestial hemisphere. Delta Octantis is the south pole star of Saturn. Its north pole is in the far northern...
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γ2 Normae 4.02 Octans /ˈɒktænz/ Oct Octn Octantis /ɒkˈtæntɪs/ 1763, Lacaille octant (instrument) ν Octantis 3.73 Ophiuchus /ˌɒfiˈjuːkəs/ Oph Ophi Ophiuchi...
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Rapidly oscillating Ap star (redirect from CK Octantis)
Lyrae Rapidly oscillating Ap SX Phoenicis Blue-white with early spectra Alpha Cygni Beta Cephei Slowly pulsating B-type PV Telescopii Blue large-amplitude...
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analyses with DAO spectrograms. XXV. The superficially normal B and A stars alpha Draconis, tau Herculis, gamma Lyrae, and HR 7926", Astronomy and Astrophysics...
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D. J.; et al. (2016). "The conjectured S-type retrograde planet in ν Octantis: more evidence including four years of iodine-cell radial velocities"....
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"high" PM Teegarden's Star 5 +68.3 PM[better source needed]; RM Upsilon Octantis "high" +19 PM; RM Upsilon Pegasi Alkarab "high" -8.6 Name; PM; RM V718...
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light detected directly from an exoplanet". Physicworld. 2015-04-22. "Nu Octantis A b". NASA Eyes on Exoplanets. 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2025-06-25. Cheng...
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student Jason Eberle, Cuntz explored the reality of a planet in the Nu Octantis system, which apparently is situated in a retrograde orbit. The existence...
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3848.859 5.204 0.0054 2010 HD 7449 c 2.002 4046.163 5.049 0.5344 2011 Mu2 Octantis b 7.134 4073.297 5.146 0.6335 2011 Mu Arae e 1.814 4205.898 5.227 0.0985...
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