subgiant · B2IV
Peacock
Peacock is a blue subgiant (spectral type B2IV) about 180 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 1.94 it is a very bright, conspicuous star.
The brightest star in Pavo (the Peacock). It got its name in the 1930s for navigation by the Royal Air Force.
Its light output is roughly 440 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).
It is never visible from Germany, as it lies too far south.
Key facts
- Distance
- ≈ 180 light-years
- Spectral type
- B2IV (subgiant)
- Colour
- Blue
- Apparent magnitude
- 1.94 mag
- Luminosity
- ≈ 440 × Sun
- Position
- Right ascension 20h 26m, declination -56.7°
More well-known stars
Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.