✨ Pavo

Pav · peacock · Southern sky

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Pavo is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning peacock; stars within it are named in the genitive form Pavonis.

Facts about Pavo

ConstellationPavo
IAU abbreviationPav
Genitive (Latin)Pavonis
Meaningpeacock
Brightest starPeacock (apparent magnitude 1.94)
Area378 square degrees
HemisphereSouthern

Deep-sky objects in Pavo

No Messier-catalogued object lies within this constellation’s borders.

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.

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