Pavo (constellation)
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The peacock ( Pavo Latin ) is a constellation of the southern sky.
Description
The peacock is a little distinctive constellation west of the Southern Triangle. The main star α Pavonis is 1.94 m conspicuously bright, the rest of the stars belong to the 3rd and 4th magnitude.
The peacock is the striking globular cluster NGC 6752nd
History
The peacock is one of the constellations, which were introduced by the Dutch navigators Pieter Keyser and Frederick de Houtman Dirkszoon end of the 16th century. Johann Bayer took him in his 1603 celestial atlas published Uranometria.
Celestial objects
Stars
α Pavonis (also Peacock (English Peacock ) called ) is a 183 light-years distant, bluish shining star of spectral type B2 IV with four times the luminosity of our Sun.
Variable Stars
λ Pavonis is a 1812 light years distant Variable star whose brightness changes with no discernible regularity.
κ Pavonis is 544 light years distant variables of the type of Cepheids. Its brightness varies regularly over a period of about 9 days.
R and T Pavonis are variables of type Mira. Your brightness changes greatly over periods of days 230 and 244, respectively.
Misty objects
NGC 6744 is a galaxy in 25 million light -years away. In a medium size telescope it appears as an oval misty spot. On photographs impressive spiral structures are recognizable.
NGC 6752 is a 18,000 light-years distant globular clusters. He is the fourth brightest globular cluster in the night sky, and the telescope provides an impressive sight.