How to see it
Tau Oct has a visual magnitude of about 5.09: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Tau Oct: right ascension 23h 28m 4s, declination −87° 28′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).
Catalog context
Tau Oct. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 115836, HD 219765, Gaia DR3 6341792101882924928. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6341792101882924928
- HIP
- 115836
- HD
- 219765
- gaia_dr3
- 6341792101882924928
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Tau Oct
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.09