How to see it
Polaris Australis has a visual magnitude of about 5.37: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Polaris Australis: right ascension 21h 8m 48s, declination −88° 57′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).
Catalog context
Polaris Australis. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as Bayer/Flamsteed designation Sig Oct, HIP 104382, HD 177482, Gaia DR3 6341181494973204096. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6341181494973204096
- HIP
- 104382
- HD
- 177482
- gaia_dr3
- 6341181494973204096
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Sig Oct
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.37