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ρ Pavonis (rho Pavonis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -54.63°   Az: 228.19°   Direction: South-West

ρ Pavonis is a variable star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Pavo.

ρ Pavonis visual magnitude is 4.88. Because of its moderate brightness, ρ 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 ρ Pavonis (rho Pavonis) star
DSS2 image of ρ Pavonis. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ Pavonis during the next 10000 years (9.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 39m 40s
-61° 26’ 26”
07h 42m 02s
04h 21m 42s

J2000

20h 37m 35s
-61° 31’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

334.83°
-36.18°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ρ Pavonis (rho Pavonis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.88

1.00
F5
6724K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ρ Pavonis is distant 194.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

59.77
194.86
8 km/s
0.057 arcsec/y
-0.072"/y

Alternative Designations

ρ Pavonis
(rho Pavonis)
SAO254835
SAO254835

Visibility from Your Location

ρ Pavonis (rho Pavonis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK