BQ Octantis

BQ Octantis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Octans
Right ascension 14h 35m 29.50909s [1]
Declination 89° 46 18.1826 [1]
Spectral typeS5 [1]

BQ Octantis (BQ Oct) is a slow irregular variable[2] star in the constellation Octans. It is a red giant with an apparent magnitude of 6.82.

References

  1. 1 2 3 SIMBAD, (accessed 9 January 2015)
  2. Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/gcvs. Originally published in: 2009yCat....102025S 1. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
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