Pavo

Abbreviation: Pav
Genitive: Pavonis
Right Ascension: 19.68 hours
Declination: -66.13 degrees

Pavo, the Peacock, is completely visible in latitudes South of 15 degrees North from June - August.

Pavo is Argos, the builder of the Argo Navis. Argos was transformed into a Peacock when the Argo Navis was placed among the stars.

Pavo was invented by Pieter Dirksz Keyser and Fredrick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597

Best Known Stars

(Yale Bright Star Catalog)

Common Name or Bayer Number 1	RA	DEC	Magnitude 2
PEACOCK	20.00:25.00:38.85	-56.00:44.00:6.38	1.94
LAM PAV	18.00:52.00:13.00	-62.00:11.00:15.36	3.40
BET PAV	20.00:44.00:57.47	-66.00:12.00:11.44	3.42
DEL PAV	20.00:8.00:43.58	-66.00:10.00:55.45	3.56
ETA PAV	17.00:45.00:43.96	-64.00:43.00:25.77	3.62
EPS PAV	20.00:0.00:35.49	-72.00:54.00:37.82	3.96
ZET PAV	18.00:43.00:2.09	-71.00:25.00:41.23	4.01
GAM PAV	21.00:26.00:26.59	-65.00:21.00:58.43	4.22
XI PAV	18.00:23.00:13.60	-61.00:29.00:38.09	4.36
OMI PAV	21.00:13.00:20.48	-70.00:7.00:34.80	5.02

(PAS Catalog)

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)

Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.

Object	R.A.	Dec.	Object Type 3	Mag.	Uranometria	Tirion
NGC 6744	19 09.8	-63 52	GALXY	08.3	456	26
NGC 6752	19 10.9	-59 59	GLOCL	05.4	435	26

(General Catalog of Variable Stars)

Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude

GCVS ID	R.A. (hh mm ss.ss)	Dec. (deg mm ss)	Variable Type 4	Mag. Min	Mag. Max
SX Pav	21.00:24.00:18.80	-69.00:43.00:23.00	SRB	5.97	5.34
NU Pav	19.00:57.00:32.60	-59.00:30.00:52.00	SRB	5.26	4.91
NZ Pav	19.00:46.00:15.20	-65.00:43.00:48.00	DSCTC	0.01	6.04
kap Pav	18.00:51.00:48.30	-67.00:17.00:57.00	CEP	4.78	3.91
lam Pav	18.00:47.00:35.40	-62.00:14.00:51.00	GCAS	4.26	4.00
rho Pav	20.00:33.00:24.80	-61.00:42.00:13.00	DSCTC	0.05	4.85

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)

Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude

Name	R.A. (hh mm.m)	Dec. (deg mm)	Mag 5	Sep 6	PA 7	Tirion	Uranometria
HJ 5140	19 49.8	-64 54	8.0, 8.0	1.40	78	26	456/ 457
RMK 26	20 51.6	-62 25	6.6, 6.6	2.50	83	26	437/ 457