ι Indi (iota Indi)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -38.80° Az: 232.94° Direction: South-West

ι Indi is a bright giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Indus.

ι Indi visual magnitude is 5.05. Because of its faintness, ι Indi is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of ι Indi. The red arrow shows the motion of ι Indi during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 53m 19s

Declination -51° 30’ 42”

Hour Angle 06h 08m 24s

Sidereal Time 03h 01m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 51m 30s

Declination -51° 36’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 346.98°

Galactic Latitude -39.34°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ι Indi (iota Indi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.05

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.15

Spectral Type K1II

Color Index (B-V) 1.13

Temperature 4451K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ι Indi is distant 566.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 173.91

Distance (light year) 566.96

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ι Indi
(iota Indi)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD198308

SAO Catalogue SAO246762

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP102950

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-5211782

Visibility from Your Location

ι Indi (iota Indi) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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