Blended octahedron

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Blended octahedron
Rank3
TypeRegular
Space4D Euclidean space
Notation
Schläfli symbol
Elements
Faces8 skew triangles
Edges24
Vertices12
Vertex figureSkew square
Petrie polygons8 skew hexagons
Related polytopes
ArmyOpe
Petrie dualBlended Petrial octahedron (abstractly equivalent)
SkewingSkew octahedron
Convex hullOctahedral prism
Abstract & topological properties
Flag count96
Euler characteristic-4
Schläfli type{6,4}
OrientableYes
Genus3
Properties
SymmetryB3×A1, order 96
ConvexNo

The blended octahedron, or skew octahedron, is a regular skew polyhedron in 4D Euclidean space. It is the result of blending an octahedron with a dyad

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