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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Gamma Pavonis
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	8181
HD	203608
Other Designations	Gliese 827, LHS 3674
Constellation	Pavo
Right Ascension	21h 26m 27s
Declination	-65° 21' 58"
Distance	30 light years 9 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.23 Absolute: +4.40
Spectral Class	F9VFe-1.4CH-0.7 bright yellow dwarf
Optimum Visibility	August / September (usually visible from southern latitudes)

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A hot, bright yellow star in the constellation of the Peacock, near its border with Indus. Gamma Pavonis is relatively close to the Solar System, at a distance of almost exactly thirty light years.

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