How to see it
Chi Oct has a visual magnitude of about 4.88: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Chi Oct: right ascension 18h 54m 46s, declination −87° 36′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).
Catalog context
Chi Oct. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 92824, HD 164461, Gaia DR3 6342293925862497792. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6342293925862497792
- HIP
- 92824
- HD
- 164461
- gaia_dr3
- 6342293925862497792
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Chi Oct
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.88