Editing Delta Pavonis

{{Short description|Star in the constellation Pavo}}
{{Starbox begin}}
{{Starbox image
 | image=
   {{Location mark
     | image=Pavo constellation map.svg
     | float=center | width=250 | position=right
     | mark=Red circle.svg | mark_width=8 | mark_link=δ Pavonis
     | x%=39.0 | y%=48.0
   }}
 | caption=Location of δ Pavonis (circled)
}}
{{Starbox observe
 | epoch       = J2000
 | constell    = [[Pavo (constellation)|Pavo]]
 | ra          = {{RA|20|08|43.60887}}<ref name=GaiaDR3/>
 | dec         = {{DEC|−66|10|55.4428}}<ref name=GaiaDR3/>
 | appmag_v    = 3.56<ref name=rob64/>
}}
{{Starbox character
 | class       = G8&nbsp;IV<ref name=aj132_1_161/>
 | b-v         = 0.76<ref name=rob64/>
 | u-b         = 0.45<ref name="rob64"/>
 | variable    = ''Suspected''<ref name="Ruban2006"/>
}}
{{Starbox astrometry
 | radial_v    = {{val|−23.52|0.81}}<ref name=Bailer2018/>
 | prop_mo_ra  = +1,211.761
 | prop_mo_dec = –1,130.237
 | pm_footnote = <ref name=GaiaDR3/>
 | parallax    = 163.9544
 | p_error     = 0.1222
 | parallax_footnote = <ref name=GaiaDR3/>
 | absmag_v    = 4.62<ref name=cgssn09/>
}}
{{Starbox detail
 | mass        = {{Val|1.07|0.01}}<ref name=Carvalho-Silva2025/>
 | radius      = {{val|1.197|0.016}}<ref name=Rains2020/>
 | gravity     = {{val|4.29|0.02}}<ref name=Carvalho-Silva2025/>
 | luminosity  = {{val|1.24|0.03}}<ref name=Rains2020/>
 | temperature = {{val|5609|8|fmt=commas}}<ref name=Carvalho-Silva2025/>
 | metal_fe    = {{val|0.371|0.008}}<ref name=Carvalho-Silva2025/>
 | rotation    = {{val|21.4|9.3|ul=d}}<ref name="Laliotis2023"/>
 | rotational_velocity = 0.32<ref name=Rains2020/>
 | age_gyr     = {{Val|6.10|0.26|0.25}}<ref name=Carvalho-Silva2025/>
}}
{{Starbox catalog
 | names = {{odlist | B=δ Pav | CD=-66&nbsp;2367 | GCTP=4754 | GJ=780 | HD=190248 | HIP=99240 | HR=7665 | LHS=485 | LTT=7946 | LFT=1520 | NSV=12790 | SAO=254733|2MASS=J20084376-6610563}}<ref name="SIMBAD"/>
}}
{{Starbox reference
 | Simbad=Del+Pav
}}
{{Starbox end}}

'''Delta Pavonis''', [[Romanization of Greek|Latinized]] from δ Pavonis, is a single<ref name=Fuhrmann2017/> [[star]] in the southern [[constellation]] of [[Pavo (constellation)|Pavo]]. It has an [[apparent visual magnitude]] of 3.56,<ref name=SIMBAD/> making it a fourth-magnitude star that is visible to the naked eye from the southern hemisphere. [[Stellar parallax|Parallax]] measurements yield an estimated distance of {{Convert|19.89|ly|pc|abbr=off|lk=on}} from [[Earth]].<ref name=GaiaDR3/> This makes it one of the [[List of nearest bright stars|nearest bright stars]] to the Solar System. It is approaching the Sun with a [[radial velocity]] of −23.5&nbsp;km/s, and is predicted to come as close as {{convert|5.4693|pc|ly|1|disp=out|abbr=off}} in around 49,200&nbsp;years.<ref name=Bailer2018/>

==Observations==
This object is a [[subgiant]] of [[spectral type]] G8&nbsp;IV; it will stop [[nuclear fusion|fusing]] [[hydrogen]] at its [[stellar core|core]] relatively soon, starting the process of becoming a [[red giant]]. Hence, Delta Pavonis is 24% brighter than the Sun, but the [[effective temperature]] of its [[stellar atmosphere|outer atmosphere]] is less: 5,571&nbsp;K.<ref name=Rains2020/> Its mass is 107% of [[solar mass|Sun's mass]],<ref name=Carvalho-Silva2025/> with a radius 120% of [[solar radius|Sun's radius]].<ref name=Rains2020/> Delta Pavonis's surface [[convection zone]] extends downward to about 43.1% of the star's radius, but only contains 4.8% of the star's mass.<ref name=takeda08/>

Spectroscopic examination of Delta Pavonis shows that it has a higher abundance of elements heavier than [[helium]] ([[metallicity]]) than does the Sun. This value is typically given in terms of the ratio of [[iron]] (chemical symbol Fe) to hydrogen (H) in a star's atmosphere, relative to that in Sun's atmosphere (iron being a good proxy for the presence of other heavy elements). The metallicity of Delta Pavonis is approximately

<math display="block">\begin{smallmatrix}\left [ \frac{Fe}{H} \right ]\ =\ 0.371\end{smallmatrix}</math>

This notation gives the [[logarithm]] of the iron-to-hydrogen ratio, relative to that of the Sun, meaning that Delta Pavonis's iron abundance is 235% of that of Sun.<ref name=Carvalho-Silva2025/> It is considered super metal-rich, and the high metallicity has slowed its [[stellar evolution|evolution]].<ref name=Mello/> Studies have shown a correlation between abundant heavy elements in stars, and the presence of a planetary system,<ref name=aaa458_3/> so Delta Pavonis has a greater than average probability of harboring planets.<ref name=Mello/>

The age of Delta Pavonis is approximately 6.1&nbsp;billion years.<ref name=Carvalho-Silva2025/> It appears to be rotating slowly, with a [[projected rotational velocity]] of 0.32&nbsp;kilometers per second.<ref name=Rains2020/>

==Possible planetary system==
The existence of a Jupiter-mass gas giant on a long-period orbit around Delta Pavonis is suspected, as of 2021, based on [[astrometry|astrometric]] data.<ref name="MakarovZacharias2021"/> A study in 2023 detected a trend in the star's radial velocity, which may indicate the presence of a planetary companion, supporting the previous astrometric result. Such a planet would, at minimum, orbit with a period of 37 years at a distance of {{val|11.1|ul=AU}}, and have a mass at least {{val|69|ul=Earth mass}} ({{Jupiter mass|0.22|link=y}}).<ref name="Laliotis2023"/>

{{OrbitboxPlanet begin|name = Delta Pavonis|table_ref=<ref name="Laliotis2023"/>}}
{{Orbitbox planet hypothetical
| exoplanet = 
| mass_earth = ≥69
| semimajor = ≥11.1
| period = ≥13,500
| eccentricity = 
| inclination = 
}}
{{Orbitbox end}}

==SETI==
Delta Pavonis has been identified by Maggie Turnbull and [[Jill Tarter]] of the [[SETI Institute]] as the "Best [[SETI]] target" among the  100 closest [[G-type star]]s. Properties in its favor include a high metallicity, minimal level of [[stellar magnetic field|magnetic activity]], low rotation rate, and kinematic membership in the [[thin disk population]] of the [[Milky Way]]. [[Gas giant]]s orbiting in, near, or through a star's [[habitable zone]] may destabilize the orbits of terrestrial planets in that zone; the lack of detected [[radial velocity]] variation suggests that there are no such gas giants orbiting Delta Pavonis. However, observation has detected no artificial radio sources.<ref name=apj149_2/> Delta Pavonis, a close [[Photometry (astronomy)|photometric]] match to the Sun, is the nearest [[solar analog]] that is not a member of a binary or multiple [[star system]].<ref name=Mello/>

==References==
{{reflist|refs=

<ref name=GaiaDR3>{{Cite Gaia DR3|6427464123776727168}}</ref>

<ref name=Fuhrmann2017>{{cite journal
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<ref name=Bailer2018>{{cite journal
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<ref name=Rains2020>{{cite journal
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 | last4=Casagrande | first4=Luca | last5=Karovicova | first5=I.
 | journal=Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
 | volume=493 | issue=2 | pages=2377–2394 | date=April 2020
 | arxiv=2004.02343 | bibcode=2020MNRAS.493.2377R 
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<ref name=Carvalho-Silva2025>{{Cite journal |last1=Carvalho-Silva |first1=Gabriela |last2=Meléndez |first2=Jorge |last3=Rathsam |first3=Anne |last4=Shejeelammal |first4=J. |last5=Martos |first5=Giulia |last6=Lorenzo-Oliveira |first6=Diego |last7=Spina |first7=Lorenzo |last8=Ribeiro Alves |first8=Débora |date=April 2025 |title=A New Age–Activity Relation For Solar Analogs that Accounts for Metallicity |journal=[[The Astrophysical Journal Letters]] |language=en |volume=983 |issue=2 |pages=L31 |doi=10.3847/2041-8213/adc382 |doi-access=free |arxiv=2504.17482 |bibcode=2025ApJ...983L..31C  |issn=2041-8205}}</ref>

<ref name=SIMBAD>{{cite web | url=http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=HD+190248 | title=NSV 12790 -- Variable Star | work=SIMBAD | publisher=[[Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg]] | access-date=2009-08-21 }}</ref>

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<ref name=takeda08>{{cite journal |author1=Takeda, G. |author2=Ford, E. B. |author3=Sills, A. |author4=Rasio, F. A. |author5=Fischer, D. A. |author6=Valenti, J. A.  | title=Stellar parameters of nearby cool stars (Takeda+, 2007) |date=November 2008 | bibcode=2008yCat..21680297T | volume=216 | pages=80297 | journal=VizieR On-line Data Catalog |doi=10.26093/cds/vizier.21680297 |id= J/ApJS/168/297. Originally Published in: 2007ApJS..168..297T }}</ref>

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<ref name=apj149_2>{{cite journal |author1=M.C. Turnbull |author2=J.C. Tarter | title=Target Selection for SETI. II. Tycho-2 Dwarfs, Old Open Clusters, and the Nearest 100 Stars | journal=The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series | year=2003 | volume=149 | issue=2 | pages=423–436 | bibcode=2003ApJS..149..423T | doi=10.1086/379320 | doi-access=free }}</ref>

<ref name=Mello>{{cite journal |author=G. F. Porto de Mello |author2=E. F. del Peloso |author3=L. Ghezzi | title=Astrobiologically interesting stars within 10 parsecs of the Sun | journal=Astrobiology | year=2006 | volume=6 | issue=2 | pages=308–331 | doi= 10.1089/ast.2006.6.308 | pmid=16689649 | arxiv=astro-ph/0511180 | bibcode=2006AsBio...6..308P|s2cid=119459291 }}</ref>

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<ref name="MakarovZacharias2021">{{cite journal
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==Further reading==
{{Div col|small=yes}}
*{{citation | postscript=.
 | title=The carbon abundance and colours of Delta Pavonis
 | last=Bell | first=R. A.
 | journal=Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
 | volume=162 | page=37 | year=1973
 | doi=10.1093/mnras/162.1.37 | bibcode=1973MNRAS.162...37B | doi-access=free}}
*{{citation | postscript=.
 | title=The composition of delta Pavonis
 | display-authors=1 | last1=Harmer | first1=D. L.
 | last2=Pagel | first2=B. E. J. | last3=Powell | first3=A. L. T.
 | journal=Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
 | volume=150 | page=409 | year=1970
 | doi=10.1093/mnras/150.4.409 | bibcode=1970MNRAS.150..409H | doi-access=free }}
*{{citation | postscript=.
 | title=The composition and age of δ Pavonis
 | last=Rodgers | first=A. W.
 | journal=Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
 | volume=145 | page=151 | year=1969
 | issue=2
 | doi=10.1093/mnras/145.2.151 | bibcode=1969MNRAS.145..151R | doi-access=free}}
{{Div col end}}

==External links==
* {{cite web
 | title=Delta Pavonis
 | work=SolStation
 | url=http://www.solstation.com/stars/dpavonis.htm
 | access-date=November 3, 2005
}}

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{{Nearest systems|4}}
{{Stars of Pavo}}

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[[Category:G-type subgiants]]
[[Category:Solar-type stars|Pavonis, Delta]]
[[Category:Suspected variables]]
[[Category:Hypothetical planetary systems]]
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[[Category:Pavo (constellation)]]
[[Category:2MASS objects|J20084376-6610563]]
[[Category:Bayer objects|Pavonis, Delta]]
[[Category:Bright Star Catalogue objects|7665]]
[[Category:Durchmusterung objects|CD-66 2367]]
[[Category:Gliese and GJ objects|0780]]
[[Category:Henry Draper Catalogue objects|190248]]
[[Category:Hipparcos objects|099240]]