Star
Peacock
Blue-white star · B2IV
α Pavonis · Pavo
Shown in its true colour — like most stars, it is too far away to photograph as more than a point of light.
Alpha Pavonis, formally named Peacock, is a binary star in the southern constellation of Pavo, near the border with the constellation Telescopium.
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Key facts
Distance
~179 light-years
Apparent mag.
+1.94
Spectral type
B2IV
Luminosity
438 × Sun
Absolute mag.
−1.75
Catalogue
HIP 100751
Spectral type
B2IV
True colour from its B–V index (-0.12): a surface around 11900 K.
Did you know
- Peacock is also known as α Pavonis.
- Its spectral type B2IV marks it as a blue-white star.
- It lies in the constellation Pavo.
