How to see it
Alp Oct has a visual magnitude of about 4.96: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Alp Oct: right ascension 21h 4m 43s, declination −77° 1′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).
Catalog context
Alp Oct. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 104043, HD 199532, Gaia DR3 6368303006559319424. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6368303006559319424
- HIP
- 104043
- HD
- 199532
- gaia_dr3
- 6368303006559319424
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Alp Oct
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.96