β Pavonis (beta Pavonis)
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 15.74°
Az: 159.47°
Direction: South-South-East
β Pavonis is a giant star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Pavo.
β Pavonis visual magnitude is 3.42. Because of its moderate brightness, β Pavonis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
DSS2 image of β Pavonis. The red arrow shows the motion of β Pavonis during the next
10000 years (-7.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for β Pavonis (beta Pavonis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where β Pavonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of β Pavonis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
β Pavonis is distant 137.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
β Pavonis (beta Pavonis) is circumpolar and transits at 17:38 UTC (altitude: 54.4°)