Iot

Southern polar star

Its story

Iota Octantis is an orange star at 352 light-years, set within the small Octant that surrounds the south celestial pole. In this region of the sky there is no bright star to play the role of a southern Polaris: only faint lights turning very slowly around an invisible axis. Iota Octantis is one of them, quietly watching the southern end of the world.

Constellation: Octans
Apparent magnitude: 5.45
Distance: 351.9 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 193.743° · Dec -85.123°
Catalogue: HIP 63031 · HD 111482

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