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Pavo

Pavonis

Southern 378 sq° Pav

Brightest star: Peacock

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Mythology

A Keyser and de Houtman constellation representing the peacock, possibly associated with Argus Panoptes whose hundred eyes were placed on the peacock's tail by Hera.

Observing Highlights

Contains the globular cluster NGC 6752, one of the brightest globulars in the sky, and NGC 6744, a galaxy resembling the Milky Way.

Main Stars

20
Peacock

Peacock

HIP 100751; Alpha Pav

1.94 mag 249.4″ B: 9.1 B3V
Beta Pav

HIP 102395; Beta Pav

3.42 mag A5V
Delta Pav

HIP 99240; Delta Pav

3.56 mag G8IV
Eta Pav

HIP 86929; Eta Pav

3.62 mag K2II
Epsilon Pav

HIP 98495; Epsilon Pav

3.96 mag A0Va
Zeta Pav

HIP 91792; Zeta Pav

4.01 mag 69.6″ B: 12.0 K0III
Lambda Pav

HIP 92609; Lambda Pav

4.22 mag 60.6″ B: 12.4 B2II-IIIe
Gamma Pav

HIP 105858; Gamma Pav

4.22 mag F6V
Pi Pav

HIP 88866; Pi Pav

4.35 mag A7pSr
Xi Pav

HIP 90098; Xi Pav

4.36 mag 3.7″ B: 8.1 K4III
Kappa Pav

HIP 93015; Kappa Pav

4.44 mag F5I-II
Nu Pav

HIP 90797; Nu Pav

4.64 mag 3.1″ B: 13.7 B7-8III
Phi Pav

Phi Pav

HIP 101612; Phi1 Pav

4.76 mag F1III
HIP 92024
4.79 mag 71.3″ B: 10.1 A5IV-V
Rho Pav

HIP 101773; Rho Pav

4.88 mag F5Del Del
HIP 104755
5.02 mag M1-2III
Phi Pav

Phi Pav

HIP 101983; Phi2 Pav

5.12 mag F8V
NU Pav

HIP 98608

5.13 mag M6III
Omega Pav

HIP 93163; Omega Pav

5.14 mag K2IIICNIV
Upsilon Pav

HIP 102157; Upsilon Pav

5.15 mag B9III

Double Stars

15
Xi Pav

HIP 90098; Xi Pav

4.36 mag 3.7″ B: 8.1 K4III
HIP 102962
6.28 mag 2.4″ B: 6.6 A2-3IV-V
HIP 102962
6.59 mag 2.4″ B: 6.6 A2-3IV-V
HIP 89805
6.18 mag 7.9″ B: 10.8 F9V
HIP 89370
6.47 mag 19.3″ B: 11.6 K4III
HIP 89674
6.33 mag 2.4″ B: 9.9 B9V
HIP 92024
4.79 mag 71.3″ B: 10.1 A5IV-V
HIP 92394
6.06 mag 2.0″ B: 8.1 B9.5IV-V
HIP 87393
5.78 mag 36.9″ B: 13.0 K0III
HIP 89006
6.38 mag 38.6″ B: 13.3 K4III
HIP 89487
5.60 mag 45.5″ B: 10.8 K0III-IV
HIP 105768
6.09 mag 44.4″ B: 12.5 K2III
HIP 86871
6.01 mag 32.2″ B: 12.0 G8III
Nu Pav

HIP 90797; Nu Pav

4.64 mag 3.1″ B: 13.7 B7-8III
Zeta Pav

HIP 91792; Zeta Pav

4.01 mag 69.6″ B: 12.0 K0III

Variable Stars

4
Kappa Pav

HIP 93015; Kappa Pav

4.44 mag F5I-II
SX Pav

HIP 106044

5.34 mag M5III
NU Pav

HIP 98608

5.13 mag M6III
Y Pav

HIP 105678

6.41 mag C5II

Deep Sky Objects

30
Globular Cluster (1)
C93

NGC 6752

5.4 mag 20
Galaxy (29)
C101

NGC 6744

8.3 mag 20 Sbc
IC 4901
— mag 5.0 SABc
NGC 6872
11.6 mag 4.7 SBb
NGC 6769
11.8 mag 2.5 SABb
NGC 6810
12.0 mag 3.8 Sab
NGC 6943
12.0 mag 4.1 Sc
IC 5052
12.0 mag 5.8 SBcd
NGC 6684
10.5 mag 3.7 S0
NGC 7059
13.0 mag 3.2 SABc
IC 4831
— mag 3.3 SBab
IC 4871
— mag 3.2 SABc
IC 5071
— mag 3.5 Sc
IC 5096
— mag 3.0 Sbc
NGC 6718
— mag 1.5 SBb
NGC 6719
— mag 1.6 SBc
NGC 6722
— mag 2.9 Sb
NGC 6844
— mag 1.6 Sb
NGC 6860
— mag 1.6 SBb
NGC 7032
— mag 1.1 Sc
IC 4710
12.0 mag 4.2 Sm
NGC 6699
13.0 mag 1.9 SABb
NGC 6753
12.0 mag 2.5 Sb
NGC 6770
12.0 mag 2.5 Sb
NGC 6782
13.0 mag 2.7 Sa
NGC 6808
13.0 mag 1.7 Sa
IC 4721
13.0 mag 4.1 SBc
IC 4664
— mag 1.7 Sb
IC 4674
— mag 1.5 SABc
IC 4680
— mag 1.7 Sab