How to see it
Zet Oct has a visual magnitude of about 5.35: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Zet Oct: right ascension 8h 56m 39s, declination −85° 39′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Chamaeleon constellation (IAU figure Cha).
Catalog context
Zet Oct. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43908, HD 79837, Gaia DR3 5190163485512230400. In the SkyKeepsake Chamaeleon (Cha) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5190163485512230400
- HIP
- 43908
- HD
- 79837
- gaia_dr3
- 5190163485512230400
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Zet Oct
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.35