μ1 Pavonis (mu1 Pavonis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -65.09° Az: 143.21° Direction: South-East

μ1 Pavonis is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Pavo.

μ1 Pavonis visual magnitude is 5.76. Because of its faintness, μ1 Pavonis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of μ1 Pavonis. The red arrow shows the motion of μ1 Pavonis during the next 1000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.28 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 02m 46s

Declination -66° 52’ 46”

Hour Angle 14h 39m 52s

Sideral Time 10h 42m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 00m 23s

Declination -66° 56’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 328.96°

Galactic Latitude -31.52°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for μ1 Pavonis (mu1 Pavonis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.76

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.65

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where μ1 Pavonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of μ1 Pavonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

μ1 Pavonis is distant 216.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 66.27

Distance (light year) 216.04

Radial Speed 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.197"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation μ1 Pavonis
(mu1 Pavonis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD188584

SAO Catalogue SAO254702

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP98478

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-67 3695

Visibility from Your Location

μ1 Pavonis (mu1 Pavonis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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