Visible at latitudes between +0° and −90°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of October.
Circumpolar
Abbreviation: Oct
English Name: the Octant
Right ascension: 22h
Declination: −90°
Area: 291 sq. deg. (50th)
Main stars: 3
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 27
Stars with planets: 3
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 0
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 1
Brightest star: ν Oct (3.73m)
Messier objects: 0
Meteor showers: 0
Bordering constellations
Tucana
Indus
Pavo
Apus
Chamaeleon
Mensa
Hydrus