Peacock (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , Peacock is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name Peacock
Object type Star
Other names
Peacock
α-Pav
Alpha Pavonis
HR 7790[1]
HD 193924
NSV 13060
HIP 100751[5]
TYC 8785-1898-1[4]
Position
Right ascension:20h25m38s [3]
Declination:-56°44'05" [3]
Constellation:Pavo
Magnitude:
Variable
1.92 (V) [3]
1.76 (BT) [2]
1.90 (VT) [2]
Distance:54.8 parsec
178.7 lightyrs [5]
B-V Color (mag):-0.12
Proper motion (speed):86.3 mas/yr[5]
Proper motion (pos ang):175.4°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.77

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