Star · K2IV
μ² Pav
μ² Pav is a subgiant star of spectral type K2IV in the constellation Pavo, 239.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 98624 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pavo |
| Distance | 239.8 light-years (73.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.32 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.99 |
| Spectral type | K2IV |
| Surface temperature | 4,270 K |
| Luminosity | 75.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 15.8 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.12 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 01m 52.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −66° 56′ 38″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 50.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.32). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 23° N. South of latitude 23° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1786. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around μ² Pav, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.16, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Camelopardalis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.