Compound of four octahedra
| Compound of four octahedra | |
|---|---|
| Type | Uniform compound |
| Index | UC12 |
| Convex hull | Nonuniform truncated cube |
| Polyhedra | 4 octahedra |
| Faces | 8+24 triangles |
| Edges | 48 |
| Vertices | 24 |
| Symmetry group | octahedral (Oh) |
| Subgroup restricting to one constituent | 3-fold antiprismatic (D3d) |
The compound of four octahedra is a uniform polyhedron compound. It's composed of a symmetric arrangement of 4 octahedra, considered as triangular antiprisms. It can be constructed by superimposing four identical octahedra, and then rotating each by 60 degrees about a separate axis (that passes through the centres of two opposite octahedral faces).
Its dual is the compound of four cubes.