Official IAU constellation
Octans
Octant
IAU abbreviation: Oct
Visibility
Southern sky
Best placed
July, August, September
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
3 stars, 3 lines
About
Octans is one of the 88 IAU-recognized constellations, reconstructed here from 3 stars using the ConstellationLines (Marc van der Sluys) stick-figure convention.
- Octans is one of the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- This pattern connects 3 stars with 3 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
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