Peacock

Summary

Peacock is a navigational star^[1]. Peacock draws 53 Wikipedia views per month (navigational_star category, ranking #9 of 10).^[2]

Key Facts

• Peacock's image is recorded as Pavo constellation map.png^[3].
• Peacock's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[4].
• Peacock's instance of is recorded as spectroscopic binary^[5].
• Peacock's instance of is recorded as double star^[6].
• Peacock's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[7].
• Peacock's instance of is recorded as pulsating variable star^[8].
• Peacock's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[9].
• Peacock's constellation is recorded as Pavo^[10].
• peafowl is named after Peacock^[11].
• Peacock's spectral class is recorded as B2IV^[12].
• Peacock's catalog code is recorded as α Pav^[13].
• Peacock's catalog code is recorded as WEB 18206^[14].
• Peacock's catalog code is recorded as SBC7 810^[15].
• Peacock's catalog code is recorded as SBC9 1234^[16].
• Peacock's catalog code is recorded as WDS J20256-5644A^[17].
• Peacock's catalog code is recorded as uvby98 100193924 A^[18].
• Peacock's catalog code is recorded as UBV 17659^[19].
• Peacock's catalog code is recorded as TYC 8785-1898-1^[20].
• Peacock's catalog code is recorded as TD1 26602^[21].
• Peacock's catalog code is recorded as SACS 447^[22].
• Peacock's catalog code is recorded as ROT 2969^[23].
• Peacock's catalog code is recorded as PPM 348537^[24].
• Peacock's catalog code is recorded as N30 4510^[25].
• Peacock's catalog code is recorded as JP11 3235^[26].
• Peacock's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 20217-5653^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include navigational star^[4], spectroscopic binary^[5], double star^[6], near-infrared source^[7], pulsating variable star^[8], and ultraviolet source^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include α Pav^[13], WEB 18206^[14], SBC7 810^[15], SBC9 1234^[16], WDS J20256-5644A^[17], and uvby98 100193924 A^[18]. peafowl is named after Peacock^[11].

Why It Matters

Peacock draws 53 Wikipedia views per month (navigational_star category, ranking #9 of 10).^[2] Peacock has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Peacock is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]