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A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an octant. It lies closest to the southern celestial pole of any constellation.
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Octans — Constellation List of stars in Octans Abbreviation Oct Genitive Octantis Pronunciation … Wikipedia
Octans — Nombre Latino Octants Abreviatura Oct … Wikipedia Español
Octans — [äk′tanz] n. [ModL: see OCTANT] a S constellation containing the celestial pole … English World dictionary
Octans — Daten des Sternbildes Oktant Deutscher Name Oktant Lateinischer Name Octans Lateinischer Genitiv Octantis Lateinische Abkürzung Oct Rektaszension 0h bis 24h Deklination … Deutsch Wikipedia
Octans — /ˈɒktænz/ (say oktanz) noun (genitive Octantis /ɒkˈtæntəs/ (say ok tantuhs)) a faint, southern constellation; south celestial pole is situated here. {New Latin Octans (Hadleianus) (Hadley s) octant; coined by N de La Caille, 1713–62, in… …
Octans (Chinese astronomy) — The modern constellation Octans is not included in the Three Enclosures and Twenty Eight Mansions system of traditional Chinese uranography because its stars are too far south for observers in China to know about them prior to the introduction of … Wikipedia
Octans — /ok tanz/, n., gen. Octantis /ok tan tis/. Astron. the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole. [ < LL: eighth part of a circle, equiv. to oct OCT + ans, as in quadrans QUADRANT] * * * … Universalium
Octans — Ọctans [lateinisch], wissenschaftliche Bezeichnung für das Sternbild Oktant … Universal-Lexikon
Octans — noun the constellation that includes the southern celestial pole • Instance Hypernyms: ↑constellation … Useful english dictionary
USS Octans (AF-26) — was an Octans class cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering necessary goods and equipment to ships and stations in the war zone. Octans (AF–26) was built as SS Ulua in 1917 by Workman… … Wikipedia
