HIP 107 vs The Oct

Depth divides them by a factor of 2.5: 217 light-years to The Oct, 543 to HIP 107. Spectroscopically HIP 107 resolves as an M-type star and The Oct as a K-type star. The Oct is the intrinsically fainter of the two, its absolute magnitude of +0.66 trailing −0.58 by a margin worth about 3.1 times the light. HIP 107 trails in apparent brightness at magnitude +5.53 against +4.78, leaving The Oct around 2.0 times the brighter target.