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λ Pavonis (lambda Pavonis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -46.98°   Az: 137.29°   Direction: South-East

λ Pavonis is a variable and double bright giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Pavo.

λ Pavonis visual magnitude is 4.22. Because of its moderate brightness, λ 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.

Image of λ Pavonis (lambda Pavonis) star
DSS2 image of λ Pavonis. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Pavonis during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 54m 29s
-62° 09’ 20”
17h 28m 54s
12h 23m 23s

J2000

18h 52m 13s
-62° 11’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

333.61°
-23.87°

Finder Chart

Finder chart λ Pavonis (lambda Pavonis) star
Simplified finder chart for λ Pavonis (lambda Pavonis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.22
Bright giant

-4.50
B2II
12293K

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

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

Star System Properties

λ Pavonis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the λ Pavonis double sysyem:

4.22
12.22
8
63.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Pavonis is distant 1,811.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

555.56
1,811.11
9 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/y
-0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

λ Pavonis
(lambda Pavonis)
SAO254393
SAO254393

Visibility from Your Location

λ Pavonis (lambda Pavonis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK