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[[File:Octans IAU.svg|alt=star chart|thumb|Octans star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
[[File:Octans IAU.svg|alt=star chart|thumb|Octans star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Lacaille in the 1750s.
One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented by Lacaille in the 1750s.

Revision as of 13:29, 20 January 2026

Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula, Ian Ridpath

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Octans star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).

One of the 88 IAU constellations. The constellation was invented by Lacaille in the 1750s.


Etymology and History

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Lacaille on Octans 1752


Origin of Constellation

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

  • Octans in Lacaille (1756)
    Octans in Lacaille (1756)
  • Octans in Bode (1782, 1805)
    Octans in Bode (1782, 1805)
  • Octans in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
    Octans in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
  • Octans in Goldbach (1799)
    Octans in Goldbach (1799)

Mythology

References

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