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θ Pavonis (theta Pavonis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -49.44°   Az: 140.45°   Direction: South-East

θ Pavonis is a main-sequence star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Pavo.

θ Pavonis visual magnitude is 5.73. Because of its faintness, θ 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 θ Pavonis (theta Pavonis) star
DSS2 image of θ Pavonis. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Pavonis during the next 10000 years (-7.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 51m 03s
-65° 02’ 52”
17h 15m 45s
12h 06m 49s

J2000

18h 48m 37s
-65° 04’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

330.43°
-24.14°

Finder Chart

Finder chart θ Pavonis (theta Pavonis) star
Simplified finder chart for θ Pavonis (theta Pavonis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.73
Main-sequence

1.53
A8V
7866K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Pavonis is distant 225.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

69.20
225.61
-1 km/s
-0.045 arcsec/y
-0.083"/y

Alternative Designations

θ Pavonis
(theta Pavonis)
SAO254374
SAO254374

Visibility from Your Location

θ Pavonis (theta Pavonis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK