Octans
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Octans is a faint constellation located in the deep Southern Sky. Its name is Latin for the eighth part of a circle, but it is named after the octant, a navigational instrument. Devised by French astr
The constellation Octans as it can be seen by the naked eye.
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Mensa (constellation)
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Mensa is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere near the south celestial pole, one of fourteen constellations drawn up in the 18th century by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille.
Octans
…1 Brightest star ν Oct (3.73m) Nearest star Gliese 877 Messier objects 0 Meteor showers 0 Bordering constellations Tucana Indus Pavo Apus Chamaeleon Mensa Hydrus Visible at latitudes between +0° and −90°. Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of October. Circumpolar Octans is a faint constellation…
The constellation Mensa as seen by the naked eye
IC 2051 is a spiral galaxy located in Mensa.