μ2 Pavonis (mu2 Pavonis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -59.43° Az: 140.95° Direction: South-East

μ2 Pavonis is a sub-giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Pavo.

μ2 Pavonis visual magnitude is 5.31. Because of its faintness, μ2 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 μ2 Pavonis. The red arrow shows the motion of μ2 Pavonis during the next 10000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 04m 15s

Declination -66° 52’ 25”

Hour Angle 15h 38m 36s

Sideral Time 11h 42m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 01m 52s

Declination -66° 56’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 328.95°

Galactic Latitude -31.67°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for μ2 Pavonis (mu2 Pavonis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.31

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.03

Spectral Type K2IV

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature 4270K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where μ2 Pavonis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of μ2 Pavonis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

μ2 Pavonis is distant 234.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 71.89

Distance (light year) 234.36

Radial Speed 42 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.03 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.073"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation μ2 Pavonis
(mu2 Pavonis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD188887

SAO Catalogue SAO254707

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP98624

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-67 3698

Visibility from Your Location

μ2 Pavonis (mu2 Pavonis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Pavo