Star profile
Delta Pavonis
Nearby starWhat is Delta Pavonis
Delta Pavonis is one of the few truly neighbouring stars of the Sun that can still be seen with the naked eye: a mere 19.9 light-years separate this yellow G-type subgiant from our own system. By age, brightness, stability and composition it is a veteran solar twin, often listed among candidate stars for harbouring complex life. SETI has kept it on its priority target lists for decades.
Where it is and when to see it
Delta 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 58° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 24° N.
It ranks no. 3 in brightness among the 44 stars of Pavo in our catalogue. To find it, start from Peacock, the brightest: it lies about 10° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 20 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Delta Pavonis
- Constellation
- Pavo
- Apparent magnitude
- 3.55
- Distance
- 19.9 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 302.177° · Dec -66.182°
- Catalogue
- HIP 99240 · HD 190248
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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
- Eta Pavonis3.61
- Epsilon Pavonis3.97
- Zeta Pavonis4.01
- Gamma Pavonis4.21
- Lambda Pavonis4.22
- Pi Pavonis4.33