Constellation Pavo the Peacock is a southern constellation bordering Octans, Apus, Ara, Telescopium and Indus. It was introduced by Johann Bayer in 1603 and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Pavo spans 31 degrees of the zodiac in the Signs of Sagittarius and Capricorn.

Pavo Constellation Stars

Pavo Astrology

Robson

PAVO. The Peacock.

History and Legend. Formed by Bayer, 1604. It is said to represent Argos, the builder of the ship Argo, who was changed into a peacock by Juno when Argo Navis was placed in the heavens.

Influence. Pavo is said to give vanity and love of display, together with a long life and sometimes fame. ^[1]

Allen

Pavo, the Peacock, lying south of Sagittarius and the Southern Crown (Corona Australis), is one of Bayer’s twelve constellations. The title is an appropriate one for enduring stars, as this bird has long been a symbol of immortality, fancifully said to be from the annual renewing of its feathers; but this is common to all birds, and the symbolism probably is from the fact that its starry tail rendered the peacock sacred to Juno, the immortal queen of the heavens, and thus in classical times, as in the days of chivalry, an object of adjuration.

This bird was still further astronomical in originally having been Argos, the builder of the ship Argo, who was changed by Juno to a peacock when his vessel was transferred to the sky, where he has since rejoined her.

In China, the constellation was Joo Tseo, their translation of our word.

Gould cataloged 129 component stars, from the 2d to the 7th magnitudes, but none seem to be individually named, as is the case among all the new southern figures.^[1]

References

1. Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology, Vivian E. Robson, 1923, p.55.
2. Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning, Richard H. Allen, 1889, p. 320-321.