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ν Pavonis (nu Pavonis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -45.14°   Az: 138.79°   Direction: South-East

ν Pavonis is a variable giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Pavo.

ν Pavonis visual magnitude is 4.64. Because of its moderate brightness, ν 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 ν Pavonis (nu Pavonis) star
DSS2 image of ν Pavonis. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Pavonis during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 33m 40s
-62° 15’ 32”
17h 47m 02s
12h 20m 43s

J2000

18h 31m 22s
-62° 16’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

332.82°
-21.56°

Finder Chart

Finder chart ν Pavonis (nu Pavonis) star
Simplified finder chart for ν Pavonis (nu Pavonis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.64
Giant

-1.19
B7III
11744K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Pavonis is distant 478.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 59 kilometers per second.

146.84
478.71
59 km/s
-0.003 arcsec/y
-0.045"/y

Alternative Designations

ν Pavonis
(nu Pavonis)
SAO254273
SAO254273

Visibility from Your Location

ν Pavonis (nu Pavonis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK