How to see it
Xi Oct has a visual magnitude of about 5.30: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Xi Oct: right ascension 22h 50m 23s, declination −80° 7′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).
Catalog context
Xi Oct. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 112781, HD 215573, Gaia DR3 6351882320090933248. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6351882320090933248
- HIP
- 112781
- HD
- 215573
- gaia_dr3
- 6351882320090933248
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Xi Oct
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6351882320090933248
- HD 215573
- HIP 112781
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.30