Star · F
ρ Pav
ρ Pav is a giant star of spectral type F in the constellation Pavo, 203.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 101773 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pavo |
| Distance | 203.1 light-years (62.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.86 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.89 |
| Spectral type | F |
| Surface temperature | 6,640 K |
| Luminosity | 37.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 4.63 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.56 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 37m 35.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −61° 31′ 48″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.86). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 28° N. South of latitude 28° 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 1823. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ρ Pav, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.80, 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 101031 6.02 light-years
- HIP 101684 11.1 light-years
- TOI-1075 14.1 light-years
- HIP 103438 15.1 light-years
- HIP 99626 19.3 light-years
- HIP 103430 19.4 light-years
- HIP 102548 19.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.