How to see it
Nu Pav has a visual magnitude of about 4.58: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Nu Pav: right ascension 18h 31m 22s, declination −62° 16′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Pavo constellation (IAU figure Pav).
Catalog context
Nu Pav. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90797, HD 169978, Gaia DR3 6631154940652748544. In the SkyKeepsake Pavo (Pav) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6631154940652748544
- HIP
- 90797
- HD
- 169978
- gaia_dr3
- 6631154940652748544
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Nu Pav
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.58