southern skyBest Sep
Pavo
The Peacockgen. Pavonis
- Brightest
- Peacock
- Stars
- 150
- Best viewed
- September
- Sky center
- 287.5°, -65.0°
Alpha Pavonis
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from mid-latitudes
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150 stars
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α · Brightest
Peacock
Mythology
One of the twelve 'southern birds' added by Dutch navigators Pieter Keyser and Frederick de Houtman in the 1590s. The peacock was sacred to Hera, its tail-eyes said to be the hundred eyes of the slain giant Argus.
Brightest stars
top 8 of 150| Star | Bayer | Magnitude | B−V |
|---|---|---|---|
Peacock | Alp Pav | 1.94 | -0.12 |
Bet Pav | — | 3.42 | 0.16 |
Del Pav | — | 3.55 | 0.75 |
Eta Pav | — | 3.61 | 1.16 |
Eps Pav | — | 3.97 | -0.03 |
Zet Pav | — | 4.01 | 1.13 |
Gam Pav | — | 4.21 | 0.49 |
Lam Pav | — | 4.22 | -0.15 |
- PeacockAlp Pav1.94mag
- Bet Pav3.42mag
- Del Pav3.55mag
- Eta Pav3.61mag
- Eps Pav3.97mag
- Zet Pav4.01mag
- Gam Pav4.21mag
- Lam Pav4.22mag
Lower magnitude = brighter. B−V color index maps to star color (bluer cooler, redder warmer).