ζ Pavonis (zeta Pavonis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -33.04° Az: 183.32° Direction: South

ζ Pavonis is a double hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Pavo.

ζ Pavonis visual magnitude is 4.01. Because of its moderate brightness, ζ 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 ζ Pavonis. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Pavonis during the next 1000 years (-0.08 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.60 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 45m 58s

Declination -71° 24’ 02”

Hour Angle 00h 34m 59s

Sidereal Time 19h 20m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 43m 02s

Declination -71° 25’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 323.49°

Galactic Latitude -24.95°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.01

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.03

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.14

Temperature 4430K

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

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

Star System Properties

ζ Pavonis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ζ Pavonis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.01

Secondary star magnitude 11.91

Magnitude difference 7.9

Separation 55.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ Pavonis is distant 209.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 64.31

Distance (light year) 209.65

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.156"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ζ Pavonis
(zeta Pavonis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD171759

SAO Catalogue SAO257620

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP91792

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-71 2353

FK5 Catalogue 698

Visibility from Your Location

ζ Pavonis (zeta Pavonis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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