Star profile
Epsilon Pavonis
What is Epsilon Pavonis
ε Pavonis is one of the principal stars of the Peacock, a southern constellation drawn by Dutch navigators at the end of the 16th century. White and serene, of A-type, she lies some 105 light-years away: relatively close in cosmic terms, near enough that her natural brilliance reaches Earth without much loss.
Where it is and when to see it
Epsilon 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 51° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 17° N.
It ranks no. 5 in brightness among the 44 stars of Pavo in our catalogue. To find it, start from Peacock, the brightest: it lies about 16° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 110 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Epsilon Pavonis
- Constellation
- Pavo
- Apparent magnitude
- 3.97
- Distance
- 105.1 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 300.148° · Dec -72.911°
- Catalogue
- HIP 98495 · HD 188228
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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
- Eta Pavonis3.61
- Zeta Pavonis4.01
- Gamma Pavonis4.21
- Lambda Pavonis4.22
- Pi Pavonis4.33