How to see it
Del Oct has a visual magnitude of about 3.88: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Del Oct: right ascension 14h 26m 54s, declination −83° 40′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Apus constellation (IAU figure Aps).
Catalog context
Del Oct. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 70638, HD 124882, Gaia DR3 5770136009232924800. In the SkyKeepsake Apus (Aps) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5770136009232924800
- HIP
- 70638
- HD
- 124882
- gaia_dr3
- 5770136009232924800
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Del Oct
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.88