Compound of eight triangular prisms | |
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Type | Uniform compound |
Index | UC31 |
Polyhedra | 8 triangular prisms |
Faces | 16 triangles, 24 squares |
Edges | 72 |
Vertices | 48 |
Symmetry group | octahedral (Oh) |
Subgroup restricting to one constituent | 3-fold dihedral (D3) |
This uniform polyhedron compound is a symmetric arrangement of 8 triangular prisms, aligned in pairs with the axes of three-fold rotational symmetry of an octahedron. It results from composing the two enantiomorphs of the compound of 4 triangular prisms.