Iota Octantis
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Iota Octantis
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Iota Octantis, Latinized, from ι Octantis is a double star in the southern circumpolar constellation Octans. The "A" component has an apparent magnitude of 5.83, making it faintly visible to the naked eye under ideal conditions, but the "B" component can't be seen due to its faintness. The system is located at a distance of 350 light years based on its annual parallax shift, but is drifting away at a rate of 53.4 km/s. Iota Octantis A has a classification of K0 III, which indicates that it is an
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Double star in the constellation Octans.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iota_Octantis
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2023-07-21T03:36:26Z
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