Translation for 'Octans' from English to French

Octans <Oct> [constellation]

Octant {m} <Oct> [constellation]astron.

• This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Octans, sorted by decreasing brightness.
• The name "octant" derives from the Latin "octans" meaning "eighth part of a circle", because the instrument's arc is one eighth of a circle.
• HD 210056, also known as HR 8432, is a solitary orange hued star located in the southern circumpolar constellation Octans. Eggen (1993) listed it as a member of the old disk population.
• The Bayer designation γ Octantis (Pi Octantis, π Oct) is shared by two stars in the constellation Octans. Both of them are evolved G-type stars that have similar apparent magnitudes.
• This species can be mistaken for "Dasyuris hectori" but can be distinguished from that species as "D. octans" is smaller, much narrower and has a more orange-ocherous tint.

• NGC 7095 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 115 million light-years away in the constellation of Octans. NGC 7095 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 21, 1837.
• PGC 10922 is a lenticular galaxy located 200 million light years from the Earth in the constellation Octans.
• Octans (...) is a faint constellation located in the deep Southern Sky.
• LHS 475 is a red dwarf star located [...] away from the Solar System in the constellation of Octans. It hosts one known exoplanet.
• In 1998 Boezems designs the sculpture "Polaris & Octans" for the urban office park "Brainpark" near Rotterdam.