Star profile
Mu 1 Pavonis
What is Mu 1 Pavonis
In the Peacock — another southern figure born of the Dutch voyages to the southern hemisphere — this orange giant glows from 239 light-years away. The constellation was designed with Hera's sacred bird in mind, with the blue eyes of its tail in mind. This K-type star, well into a late stage of evolution, radiates warm light from a discreet corner of the southern deep sky, without contesting prominence with bright Alpha Pavonis, its more famous neighbour.
Where it is and when to see it
Mu 1 Pavonis lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is July, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it never rises above the horizon.
- From Sydney it never sets and culminates about 57° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 23° N.
It ranks no. 36 in brightness among the 44 stars of Pavo in our catalogue. To find it, start from Peacock, the brightest: it lies about 11° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 240 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Mu 1 Pavonis
- Constellation
- Pavo
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.75
- Distance
- 239.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 300.096° · Dec -66.949°
- Catalogue
- HIP 98478 · HD 188584
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Other stars in Pavo
Pavo has 44 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- PeacockAlpha Pavonis1.94
- Beta Pavonis3.42
- Delta Pavonis3.55
- HIP 906645.74
- HIP 983325.74
- HIP 1043645.75
- HIP 918545.76
- HIP 873935.78