η Pavonis (eta Pavonis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:02 | Tran: 23:07 | Set: 2:12

Alt: -1.82° Az: 160.23° Direction: South-South-East

η Pavonis is a bright giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Pavo.

η Pavonis visual magnitude is 3.62. Because of its moderate brightness, η 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 η Pavonis. The red arrow shows the motion of η Pavonis during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 17h 48m 14s

Declination -64° 43’ 55”

Hour Angle 20h 30m 27s

Sidereal Time 14h 18m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 17h 45m 43s

Declination -64° 43’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 328.4°

Galactic Latitude -17.75°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.62

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.66

Spectral Type K2II

Color Index (B-V) 1.19

Temperature 4328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where η Pavonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of η Pavonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

η Pavonis is distant 370.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 113.77

Distance (light year) 370.88

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.054"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation η Pavonis
(eta Pavonis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD160635

SAO Catalogue SAO254020

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP86929

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-64 3662

FK5 Catalogue 661

Visibility from Your Location

Today's η Pavonis (eta Pavonis) rise, transit and set times from Olimpo, Puerto Rico are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Puerto_Rico):

Azimuth: 154.7° RISE 20:02

Max altitude: 7.3° TRANSIT 23:07

Azimuth: 205.3° SET 2:12

Name:	Olimpo, Puerto Rico
Latitude:	18° 0' 6.8" N
Longitude:	66° 6' 29.5" W
Timezone:	America/Puerto_Rico

Set Location

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