Star · F8V
φ² Pav
φ² Pav is a main-sequence star of spectral type F8V in the constellation Pavo, 80.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | Gl 794.2 · HIP 101983 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pavo |
| Distance | 80.4 light-years (24.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.11 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.15 |
| Spectral type | F8V |
| Surface temperature | 6,200 K |
| Luminosity | 4.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.9 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.48 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 40m 02.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −60° 32′ 56″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 82.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.11). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 29° N. South of latitude 29° 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 1946. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around φ² Pav, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.79, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ursa Major. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 103324 4.94 light-years
- WISEA J210529.08-623558.7 7.31 light-years
- SIPS J2045-6332 7.83 light-years
- HIP 105675 9.07 light-years
- HIP 99137 9.89 light-years
- GJ 4191 9.98 light-years
- φ¹ Pav 11.2 light-years
- GJ 1247 11.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.