Star · A
π Pav
π Pav is a main-sequence star of spectral type A in the constellation Pavo, 133.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 88866 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pavo |
| Distance | 133.9 light-years (41.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.33 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.26 |
| Spectral type | A |
| Surface temperature | 7,950 K |
| Luminosity | 28.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.79 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.36 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 08m 34.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −63° 40′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 39.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.33). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 26° N. South of latitude 26° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1892. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around π Pav, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.90, 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):
- HIP 88169 5.87 light-years
- HIP 91154 9.38 light-years
- HIP 90162 10.6 light-years
- HIP 92342 11.6 light-years
- HIP 88531 13.3 light-years
- HIP 87292 13.4 light-years
- HIP 91644 13.8 light-years
- HD 175607 14.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.