The Peacock
Pavo
Genitive: Pavonis · abbreviation Pav
Best evening month
September
Visible from
90°S to 28°N
Centre RA
19h 48m 00s
Centre Dec
−62° 00′
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Mythology & origin
The peacock, sacred to Hera, who set the hundred eyes of the giant Argus on its tail feathers.
Keyser & de Houtman · 1597–98, published by Plancius