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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:06 
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κ1 Indi (kappa1 Indi)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -20.42°   Az: 182.24°   Direction: South

κ1 Indi is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Indus.

κ1 Indi visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, κ1 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.

Image of κ1 Indi (kappa1 Indi) star
DSS2 image of κ1 Indi. The red arrow shows the motion of κ1 Indi during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 00m 16s
-58° 53’ 24”
00h 16m 14s
22h 16m 30s

J2000

21h 58m 30s
-59° 00’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

333.72°
-46.45°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ1 Indi (kappa1 Indi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.12
Main-sequence

2.01
F3V
6576K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where κ1 Indi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of κ1 Indi. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ1 Indi is distant 216.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

66.49
216.76
40 km/s
0.005 arcsec/y
0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

κ1 Indi
(kappa1 Indi)
SAO247247
SAO247247

Visibility from Your Location

κ1 Indi (kappa1 Indi) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK