Rho Pavonis, Latinized from ρ Pavonis, is a single,[10]variable star in the southern constellation of Pavo. It is yellow-white in hue and faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude that fluctuates around 4.86.[2] The star is located at a distance of approximately 190 light years from the Sun based on parallax,[1] and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +8 km/s.[2] It is a candidate outlying member of the Tucana Association of co-moving stars.[11]
^ abcGarcia, J. R.; Cebral, J. R.; Scoccimarro, E. R.; Wahnon, P.; Arena, R.; Bazterra, V.; Pellizza, L.; Risi, A.; Rodriguez, M. L.; Zimmermann, M. (1995). "A catalogue of variable stars in the lower instability strip". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 109: 201. Bibcode:1995A&AS..109..201G.
^ abHouk, N.; Cowley, A. P. (1975), Michigan catalogue of two-dimensional spectral types for the HD stars. Declinations -90_ to -53_ƒ0, vol. 1, Ann Arbor: Dept. of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Bibcode:1975mcts.book.....H
^Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-Line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S. 1. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
^ abGłȩbocki, R.; Gnaciński, P. (March 2005), "Catalog of Stellar Rotational Velocities", VizieR On-Line Data Catalog: III/244. Originally Published in: Proceedings of the 13th Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems and the Sun, 3244, Bibcode:2005yCat.3244....0GVizier catalog entry