How to see it
Tau Pav has a visual magnitude of about 6.23: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Tau Pav: right ascension 19h 16m 29s, declination −69° 11′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Pavo constellation (IAU figure Pav).
Catalog context
Tau Pav. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 94724, HD 179009, Gaia DR3 6421588058759394432. In the SkyKeepsake Pavo (Pav) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6421588058759394432
- HIP
- 94724
- HD
- 179009
- gaia_dr3
- 6421588058759394432
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Tau Pav
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.23