d Octantis


The object was found in the following catalogues:
  1. The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version)

  2. SKY2000 - Master Star Catalog

  3. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog

  4. Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (suspected variables)


catalogues and names d Oct, NSV 06636, HR 5339, HD 124882, SAO 258698
constellation Octans

data from The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version) (Hoffleit+, 1991)


position, motion, parallax:

position (J2000) RA: 14h 26min 54,9sec DEC: -83° 40' 4''
position (J1900) RA: 14h 10min 51,6sec DEC: -83° 12' 35''
proper motion (J2000) RA: -0,105 arcsec/a DEC: -0,007 arcsec/a
radial velocity 5 km/s

magnitude

visual magnitude 4,32
(V on UBV Johnson system)

spectral / color information

spectral class K2III
B-V-magnitude 1,31
U-B-magnitude 1,45
R-I-magnitude 0,49 (Eggen)

variability information

variable star identification 6636

data from SKY2000 - Master Star Catalog (Myers+ 1997)

position, motion, parallax:

position (J2000) RA: 14h 26min 55,492sec DEC: -83° 40' 4,39'' ±0,19 arcsec source: 16
proper motion (J2000) RA: -0,0535 arcsec/a DEC: -0,009 arcsec/a source: 25
radial velocity 5 km/s source: 25
galactic coord. (B1950) longitude: 305,68° latitude: -21,31°
GCI unit vector (J2000) X: -0,088393 Y: -0,065961 Z: -0,993899

magnitude:

visual 4,32 (observed) source: 25
photovisual 3,2 source: 16

spectral information:

spectral class K2 source: 96
Morgan-Keenan K2III source: 25
B-magnitude 5,63 ±0,05 B-V-magnitude 1,31
U-magnitude 7,08 ±0,05 U-B-magnitude 1,45

variability information:

source of data: 28
variability type 9
var. amplitude 0,3

sources:

16 PPM North and PPM South Catalogs and PPM Supplement
Roser, S., and U. Bastian, "Catalogue of Positions and Proper Motions," A&AS, Vol. 74, p. 449, 1988, and Bastian, U., et al., "Catalogue of Positions and Proper Motions - South," 1993
25 Bright Star Catalogue, 5th edition
Hoffleit, D. and Warren, W.H. Jr., The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Edition, Version 2, 1994
96 SAO or HD/HDE Catalog
Reference from Value 1 or Reference from Value 2

data from Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog (SAO Staff 1966; USNO, ADC 1990)

position and proper motion:

position (J1950) RA: 14h 18min 39,094sec DEC: -83° 26' 29,51'' ±0,011 arcsec
position (J2000) RA: 14h 26min 54,87sec DEC: -83° 40' 4,16''
proper motion J1950 (FK4) RA: -0,0581 arcsec/a DEC: -0,008 arcsec/a ±0,002 arcsec/a in RA
±0,002 arcsec/a in DEC
proper motion J2000 (FK5) RA: -0,0639 arcsec/a DEC: -0,007 arcsec/a
source of proper motion data Determined by source catalog

magnitude:

visual 4,1 (accuracy: 2 decimals)
source of visual magnitude data Taken from Harvard or San Luis photometry.

spectral information:

spectral class K2
source of spectral data Taken from the Henry Draper Catalogue or no spectrum in source catalog.

catalogues

source catalogue GC, catalogue number: 19349
Durchmusterung CP-83 557
Boss General Catalogue 19349
Henry Draper Catalogue 124882

data from Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (suspected variables) (Kholopov+ 1998)

position:

position (J1950) RA: 14h 18min 39,1sec DEC: -83° 26' 30''

variability informations:

magnitute at max. brightness 5,61
magnitute amplitude 0,3
photometric system

spectral information

spectral class K1

references

to a study 661099D (designation: BV 848)