Sigma Octantis (s Oct, s Octantis) is a magnitude 5.

42 star in the constellation

Octans most notable for being the current South Star. Sigma Octantis is approxi
mately 270 light years from Earth, and is classified as a giant, with a spectral
type of F0 III. It is a Delta Scuti variable, with magnitude varying by about 0
.03 magnitudes over 2.3 hours.
Sigma Octantis is the dimmest star to be represented on a national flag. It appe
ars on the flag of Brazil, symbolising the Brazilian Federal District.[1]
Its position near the southern celestial pole makes it the southern hemisphere's
pole star, hence its occasional name, Polaris Australis.
Sigma Octantis is the southern pole star, whose counterpart is Polaris, the curr
ent North Star. To an observer in the southern hemisphere, Sigma Octantis appear
s almost motionless and all the other stars in the Southern sky appear to rotate
around it. It is part of a small "half hexagon" shape. It is over a degree away
from the true south pole, and the south celestial pole is moving away from it d
ue to precession of the equinoxes.
At magnitude +5.42, Sigma Octantis is barely visible to the naked eye, making it
unusable for navigational purposes, especially by comparison with the much brig
hter and more easily visible Polaris.[2] Because of this, the Crux constellation
is often preferred for determining the position of the South Celestial Pole.[3]
Once Sigma Octantis' approximate position has been determined, either by the ma
jor stars in Octans or using the Southern Cross method, it can be positively ver
ified using an asterism. Sigma, Chi, Tau and Upsilon Octantis are all stars of a
round magnitude 5.6, and form the distinctive shape of a trapezoid.