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TimezoneEurope/London
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τ Pavonis (tau Pavonis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -67.13°   Az: 151.94°   Direction: South-South-East

τ Pavonis is a sub-giant star of spectral class A6 in the constellation of Pavo.

τ Pavonis visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, τ 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.

Image of τ Pavonis (tau Pavonis) star
DSS2 image of τ Pavonis. The red arrow shows the motion of τ Pavonis during the next 10000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 19m 10s
-69° 08’ 36”
14h 03m 35s
09h 22m 46s

J2000

19h 16m 28s
-69° 11’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

326.38°
-27.43°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for τ Pavonis (tau Pavonis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.27
Sub-giant

-0.12
A6IV
8403K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

τ Pavonis is distant 618.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

189.75
618.60
-18 km/s
-0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

τ Pavonis
(tau Pavonis)
SAO254508
SAO254508

Visibility from Your Location

τ Pavonis (tau Pavonis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK