| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Pavo |
| Right ascension | 18h 43m 02.13528s |
| Declination | −71° 25′ 41.2065″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.01 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K0III |
| U−B color index | +1.02 |
| B−V color index | +1.13 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | -16.30 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) |
RA: +0.81 mas/yr Dec.: -158.15 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 14.93 ± 0.18mas |
| Distance | 218 ± 3 ly (67.0 ± 0.8 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | -0.12 |
| Details | |
| Luminosity | 155 L☉ |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 10.0 km/s |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Zeta Pavonis (ζ Pav) is a class K0III (orange giant) star in the constellation Pavo. Its apparent magnitude is 4.01 and it is approximately 218 light years away based on parallax. Zeta Pavonis has a companion, probably optical, of apparent magnitude 12.0 at about 55.6" separation.