ν Pavonis (nu Pavonis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:14 | Tran: 0:10 | Set: 9:02

Alt: 2.16° Az: 158.23° Direction: South-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.

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

Right Ascension 18h 33m 44s

Declination -62° 15’ 29”

Hour Angle 15h 31m 04s

Sidereal Time 10h 04m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 31m 22s

Declination -62° 16’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 332.82°

Galactic Latitude -21.56°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.64

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.19

Spectral Type B7III

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

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

Distance (parsec) 146.84

Distance (light year) 478.71

Radial Speed 59 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.045"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν Pavonis
(nu Pavonis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD169978

SAO Catalogue SAO254273

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90797

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-62 5879

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 10889

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ν Pavonis (nu Pavonis) rise, transit and set times from Riolândia, Brazil are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Sao_Paulo):

Azimuth: 152.3° RISE 15:14

Max altitude: 47.7° TRANSIT 0:10

Azimuth: 207.7° SET 9:02

Name:	Riolândia, Brazil
Latitude:	19° 58' 50.9" S
Longitude:	49° 40' 54.8" W
Timezone:	America/Sao_Paulo

Set Location

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