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η Indi (eta Indi)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -83.81°   Az: 97.13°   Direction: East

η Indi is a giant star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Indus.

η Indi visual magnitude is 4.51. Because of its moderate brightness, η 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.

Image of η Indi (eta Indi) star
DSS2 image of η Indi. The red arrow shows the motion of η Indi during the next 1000 years (2.63 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.97 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 45m 51s
-51° 49’ 43”
12h 39m 51s
09h 25m 43s

J2000

20h 44m 02s
-51° 55’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

346.69°
-38.16°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for η Indi (eta Indi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.51
Giant

2.59
A7III
7658K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

η Indi is distant 78.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

24.17
78.78
-2 km/s
0.158 arcsec/y
-0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

η Indi
(eta Indi)
SAO246709
SAO246709

Visibility from Your Location

η Indi (eta Indi) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK