Visible at latitudes between +30° and −90°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of August.
Abbreviation: PAY-vo
English Name:the Peacock
Right ascension: 18h 10.4m to 21h 32.4m
Declination: −56° 35.4′ to −74° 58.8′
Area: 378 sq. deg. (44th)
Main stars: 7
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 24
Stars with planets: 6
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 1
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 4
Brightest star: α Pav (Peacock) (1.91m)
Messier objects: 0
Meteor showers: Delta Pavonids
Bordering constellations
Octans
Apus
Ara
Telescopium
Indus