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Pavo

Pavo. © 2003 Torsten Bronger.


Pavo (abbreviation: Pav), the Peacock, is a southern constellation lying between Telescopium to the north and Octans to the south. Its most noteworthy deep-sky object is the globular cluster NGC 6752 (magnitude 5.4; diameter 20.4 arcminute; R.A. 19h 10.9m, Dec. –59° 59'), large enough to be well seen with binoculars or a small telescope. See below for details of the constellation's brightest stars.

 

Stars brighter than magnitude 4.0
Star vis mag abs mag spec type distance (ly) RA (h m s) Dec (° ' ")
Alpha (Peacocok) 1.94 -1.81 B2IV 183 20 25 39 -56 44 06
Beta 3.42 0.29 A5IV 138 20 44 57 -66 12 12
Delta 3.55 4.62 G5IV 20 20 08 43 -66 10 56
Eta 3.61 -1.67 K1III 371 17 45 44 -64 43 25
Kappa 3.9 max -1.71 F5Ib 543 18 56 57 -67 14 01
Epsilon 3.97 1.41 A0V 106 20 00 35 -72 54 38

 

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