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π Pavonis (pi Pavonis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -48.45°   Az: 138.77°   Direction: South-East

π Pavonis is a variable star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Pavo.

π Pavonis visual magnitude is 4.35. Because of its moderate brightness, π 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 π Pavonis (pi Pavonis) star
DSS2 image of π Pavonis. The red arrow shows the motion of π Pavonis during the next 1000 years (0.22 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.13 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 10m 57s
-63° 39’ 44”
17h 20m 37s
11h 31m 34s

J2000

18h 08m 34s
-63° 40’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

330.49°
-19.59°

Finder Chart

Finder chart π Pavonis (pi Pavonis) star
Simplified finder chart for π Pavonis (pi Pavonis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.35
π Pavonis is also a Sr chemically peculiar star.

1.21
A7
8011K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Pavonis is distant 138.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

42.46
138.43
-16 km/s
0.013 arcsec/y
-0.188"/y

Alternative Designations

π Pavonis
(pi Pavonis)
SAO254147
SAO254147

Visibility from Your Location

π Pavonis (pi Pavonis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK