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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Eta Pavonis
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	6582
HD	160635
Constellation	Pavo
Right Ascension	17h 45m 44s
Declination	-64° 43' 26"
Distance	368 light years 113 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.58 Absolute: -1.68
Spectral Class	K2II orange bright giant
Optimum Visibility	June / July (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

The bright patch to the northeast of Eta Pavonis is IC 4662, an irregular galaxy busy with starburst activity, some eight million light years beyond the Milky Way. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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