Pavo (abbreviation: Pav), the Peacock, is a southern constellation lying between Telescopium to the north and Octans to the south. Its most noteworthy deep-sky object is the globular cluster NGC 6752 (magnitude 5.4; diameter 20.4 arcminute; R.A. 19h 10.9m, Dec. –59° 59'), large enough to be well seen with binoculars or a small telescope. See below for details of the constellation's brightest stars.

 

Stars brighter than magnitude 4.0
Star	vis mag	abs mag	spec type	distance (ly)	RA (h m s)	Dec (° ' ")
Alpha (Peacocok)	1.94	-1.81	B2IV	183	20 25 39	-56 44 06
Beta	3.42	0.29	A5IV	138	20 44 57	-66 12 12
Delta	3.55	4.62	G5IV	20	20 08 43	-66 10 56
Eta	3.61	-1.67	K1III	371	17 45 44	-64 43 25
Kappa	3.9 max	-1.71	F5Ib	543	18 56 57	-67 14 01
Epsilon	3.97	1.41	A0V	106	20 00 35	-72 54 38

 

Constellations

Andromeda | Antlia | Apus | Aquarius | Aquila | Ara | Aries | Auriga | Bootes | Caelum | Camelopardalis | Cancer | Canes Venatici | Canis Major | Canis Minor | Capricornus | Carina | Cassiopeia | Centaurus | Cepheus | Cetus | Chamaeleon | Circinus | Columba | Coma Berenices | Corona Austrina | Corona Borealis | Corvus | Crater | Crux | Cygnus | Delphinus | Dorado | Draco | Equuleus | Eridanus | Fornax | Gemini | Grus | Hercules | Horologium | Hydra | Hydrus | Indus | Lacerta | Leo | Leo Minor | Lepus | Libra | Lupus | Lynx | Lyra | Mensa | Microscopium | Monoceros | Musca | Norma | Octans | Ophiuchus | Orion | Pavo | Pegasus | Perseus | Phoenix | Pictor | Pisces | Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Reticulum | Sagitta | Sagittarius | Scorpius | Sculptor | Scutum | Serpens | Sextans | Taurus | Telescopium | Triangulum | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Ursa Major | Ursa Minor | Vela | Virgo | Volans | Vulpecula