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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Zeta Pavonis
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	6982
HD	171759
Constellation	Pavo
Right Ascension	18h 43m 2s
Declination	-71° 25' 41"
Distance	218 light years 67 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.0 Absolute: 0.0
Spectral Class	K2 Orange Giant
Optimum Visibility	July (Usually visible from southern latitudes)
Notes	This orange star in the southern parts of Pavo forms part of the asterism known as the Saucepan. In combination with Lambda Pavonis to the north, it helps point the way to the Southern Celestial Pole.

Northward of Zeta Pavonis in this image is the pulsating red giant V360 Pavonis, a star some two hundred times more luminous than even the giant Zeta Pavonis, though it appears fainter because it immensely more distant from Earth. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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