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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Delta Pavonis
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	7665
HD	190248
Constellation	Pavo
Right Ascension	20h 8m 44s
Declination	-66° 10' 55"
Distance	19.9 light years 6.1 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.5 Absolute: +4.6
Spectral Class	G6-8IV yellow subgiant
Optimum Visibility	August (Usually visible from southern latitudes)
Notes	Delta Pavonis is spectroscopically similar to the Sun, and is in fact the sixth closest yellow G-type star to the Solar System at a distance of just 19.91 light years. The star is a somewhat farther along its evolutionary pathway than the Sun, and has developed into its more massive and luminous subgiant phase.

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