ε Indi (epsilon Indi)

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:33 | Tran: 4:21 | Set: 6:08

Alt: -63.03° Az: 190.43° Direction: South

ε Indi is a main-sequence star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Indus.

ε Indi visual magnitude is 4.69. Because of its moderate brightness, ε Indi is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of ε Indi. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Indi during the next 100 years (6.60 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.23 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 05m 05s

Declination -56° 39’ 42”

Hour Angle 11h 25m 37s

Sidereal Time 09h 30m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 03m 21s

Declination -56° 47’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 336.28°

Galactic Latitude -48.01°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Indi (epsilon Indi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.69

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 6.89

Spectral Type K4V

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ε Indi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ε Indi. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Indi is distant 11.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 3.63

Distance (light year) 11.82

Radial Speed -40 km/s

Proper Motion RA 3.961 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -2.538"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ε Indi
(epsilon Indi)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD209100

SAO Catalogue SAO247287

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP108870

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-5710015

Gliese Catalogue Gl 845

FK5 Catalogue 825

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ε Indi (epsilon Indi) rise, transit and set times from Muping, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 146.7° RISE 2:33

Max altitude: 3.0° TRANSIT 4:21

Azimuth: 213.3° SET 6:08

Name:	Muping, China
Latitude:	30° 22' 13.4" N
Longitude:	102° 48' 43.2" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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