Octans
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Oc·tans
(ŏk′tănz′)n.
The constellation that includes the southern celestial pole.
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Octans
(ˈɒktænz)n, Latin genitive Octantis (ɒkˈtæntɪs)
(Celestial Objects) a faint constellation in the S hemisphere in which the S celestial pole is situated
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