Eta Pavonis, a name
latinized from η Pavonis, is a single[11]star in the southern
constellation of
Pavo, positioned near the western constellation border next to
Ara. It has an orange hue and is visible to the naked eye with an
apparent visual magnitude of 3.61.[2] Based on
parallax, this object is located at a distance of approximately 350 light-years (108 pc) from the
Sun.[1] It has an
absolute magnitude of −1.56,[2] and is drifting closer with a
radial velocity of −7.6 km/s.[5]
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abHouk, N.; Cowley, A. P. (1975). University of Michigan Catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars. Vol. 1. Department of Astronomy,
University of Michigan. pp. 19 + 452.
Bibcode:
1975mcts.book.....H.
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abMallama, A. (2014). "Sloan Magnitudes for the Brightest Stars". The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers. 42 (2): 443.
Bibcode:
2014JAVSO..42..443M.
Vizier catalog entry
^Charbonnel, C.; Lagarde, N.; Jasniewicz, G.; North, P. L.; Shetrone, M.; Krugler Hollek, J.; Smith, V. V.; Smiljanic, R.; Palacios, A.; Ottoni, G. (2020). "Lithium in red giant stars: Constraining non-standard mixing with large surveys in the Gaia era". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 633: A34.
arXiv:1910.12732.
Bibcode:
2020A&A...633A..34C.
doi:
10.1051/0004-6361/201936360.
S2CID204907220.