κ Pavonis (kappa Pavonis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -67.38°
Az: 146.46°
Direction: South-South-East
κ Pavonis is a variable supergiant star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Pavo.
κ Pavonis visual magnitude is 4.44. Because of its moderate brightness, κ 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 κ Pavonis. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Pavonis during the next
10000 years (-1.67 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 κ Pavonis (kappa Pavonis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where κ Pavonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of κ Pavonis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
κ Pavonis is distant 543.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
κ Pavonis (kappa Pavonis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK