With an apparent visual magnitude of 4.22,[2] it is a fourth-magnitude star and thereby visible to the naked eye.

From parallax observations with the Hipparcos satellite, the distance to this star has been estimated at 30.21 light-years (9.26 parsecs).

It is a brighter star with 152% of the Sun's luminosity,[6] which is it radiating from the outer envelope at an effective temperature of 6,112 K.[2] The stellar classification of F9 V[3] puts it in the class of F-type main sequence stars that generate energy through the nuclear fusion of hydrogen at the core.

It is a metal-poor star, which means it has a low abundance of elements heavier than helium.

[7] Gamma Pavonis is orbiting through the Milky Way at an unusually high peculiar velocity relative to nearby stars.