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Other stars in Indus
κ2 Indi (kappa2 Indi)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -21.00°
Az: 181.04°
Direction: South
κ2 Indi is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Indus.
κ2 Indi visual magnitude is 5.62. Because of its faintness, κ2 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 κ2 Indi. The red arrow shows the motion of κ2 Indi during the next
10000 years (8.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for κ2 Indi (kappa2 Indi).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where κ2 Indi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of κ2 Indi.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
κ2 Indi is distant 514.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
κ2 Indi (kappa2 Indi) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK