Octans

Summary

Octans is a constellation^[1]. Octans draws 81 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #72 of 85).^[2]

Key Facts

• Octans is credited with the discovery of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille^[3].
• Octans's image is recorded as Constellation Octans.jpg^[4].
• Octans's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].
• Octans's shares border with is recorded as Tucana^[6].
• Octans's shares border with is recorded as Indus^[7].
• Octans's shares border with is recorded as Pavo^[8].
• Octans's shares border with is recorded as Apus^[9].
• Octans's shares border with is recorded as Chamaeleon^[10].
• Octans's shares border with is recorded as Mensa^[11].
• Octans's shares border with is recorded as Hydrus^[12].
• octant is named after Octans^[13].
• Octans's locator map image is recorded as Octans constellation map.svg^[14].
• Octans's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[15].
• Octans's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Octans symbol (Moskowitz, variable width).svg^[16].
• Octans's Commons category is recorded as Octans (constellation)^[17].
• Octans's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1752-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Octans's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05mk4^[19].
• Octans's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Octans^[20].
• Octans's Commons gallery is recorded as Octans^[21].
• Octans's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0046824^[22].
• Octans's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Octans's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Octans's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Octans's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Octans^[26].
• Octans's topic has template is recorded as Template:Stars of Octans^[27].

Body

Geography

Octans's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[15].

Physical Characteristics

Octans's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+291'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Octans's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].

History and Context

octant is named after Octans^[13].

Why It Matters

Octans draws 81 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #72 of 85).^[2] Octans has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Octans is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]