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Zeta Pavonis

ζ Pavonis
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Location of ζ Pavonis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Pavo
Right ascension 18h 43m 02.13528s
Declination −71° 25′ 41.2065″
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.01
Characteristics
Spectral type K0III
U−B color index +1.02
B−V color index +1.13
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) -16.30 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +0.81 mas/yr
Dec.: -158.15 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 14.93 ± 0.18mas
Distance 218 ± 3 ly
(67.0 ± 0.8 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) -0.12
Details
Luminosity 155 L
Rotational velocity (v sin i) 10.0 km/s
Other designations
CCDM J18430-7125A, CPD−71° 2353, FK5 698, GC 25522, HIP 91792, HR 6982, HD 171759, SAO 257620, WDS J18430-7126A
Database references
SIMBAD data

Zeta Pavonis (ζ Pav) is a class K0III (orange giant) star in the constellation Pavo. Its apparent magnitude is 4.01 and it is approximately 218 light years away based on parallax. Zeta Pavonis has a companion, probably optical, of apparent magnitude 12.0 at about 55.6" separation.


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