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Rho Oct

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Its story

Rho Oct has a visual magnitude of about 5.54: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for Rho Oct: right ascension 15h 43m 18s, declination −84° 27′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).

Rho Oct. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 76996, HD 137333, Gaia DR3 5768112564243961856. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 76996
Right ascension
15h 43m 18s
Declination
−84° 27′ 53″
Magnitude
5.54
Distance
≈ 215 ly
Data: gaia-dr3