Pavo constellation
Latin Pavo, genitive Pavonis, abbreviation Pav
North up, east to the left, as you see the sky. The lines are a common figure; the stars are from the catalogue.
When can Pavo be seen?
It stands highest around 10 pm in August. It can be seen from everywhere south of 14°N, and it never sets south of 33°S.
The brightest stars
| Star | Designation | Magnitude | Colour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peacock | α Pav | 1.94 | bluish |
| – | β Pav | 3.42 | white |
| – | δ Pav | 3.56 | yellow |
| – | η Pav | 3.62 | orange |
| – | ε Pav | 3.96 | bluish |
| – | ζ Pav | 4.01 | orange |
| – | λ Pav | 4.22 | bluish |
| – | γ Pav | 4.22 | yellowish white |
The smaller the number, the brighter: below 1 are the brightest stars of the sky, 4 is hard to see under a city sky. Greek letters after Johann Bayer (1603).