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Delta Pavonis

Also δ Pav · GJ 780 · HD 190248

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One of the nearest Sun-like stars, a little older than the Sun and starting to swell into a subgiant.

Measured

Distance
20 light-years
Constellation
Pavo
Position (J2000)
RA 20h 08m 43s, Dec −66.18°

How far, from the Sun

19.9 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light19.9 years
  • Voyager 1's speed353,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h215 million years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • Spectral type G8IV (SIMBAD).
  • At magnitude 3.56 (V) it is well within naked-eye range.

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR3 parallax 163.9544 ± 0.1222 mas, Gaia DR3 6427464123776727168 (Gaia Collaboration 2023, A&A 674, A1)
  • This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
  • This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.