CONSTELLATION OF PAVO |
Name: Pavo
Abbreviation: Pav
Meaning: Peacock
Right Ascension: 20h
Declination: -65º
Area (Degrees squared): 378
Stars with known planets: 3
Bordering Constellations: Octans, Apus, Ara,
Telescopium, Indus
Visible at latitudes between +30º and -90º in the southern hemisphere and best at mid-evening during August.
Pavo is one of twelve constellations created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman. It first appeared
on a celestial globe in 1597.
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| Observations |
Deep Sky Objects:
NGC 6744 - Galaxy, magnitude 9.00
NGC 6752 - Globular Cluster, magnitude 5.40
NGC 6776 - Galaxy, magnitude 12.00
NGC 6810 - Galaxy, magnitude 12.00
Numbered Stars with Magnitudes:
1. +3.60
2. +4.30
3. +4.35
4. +4.20
5. +4.40
6. +4.00
7. +3.95
8. +3.55
9. +1.90 - Peacock
10. +4.20
11. +3.40
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