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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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