κ2 Indi (kappa2 Indi)

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:35 | Tran: 3:33 | Set: 9:31

Alt: 19.20° Az: 155.89° Direction: South-South-East

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

Right Ascension 22h 07m 36s

Declination -59° 30’ 40”

Hour Angle 20h 41m 59s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 05m 50s

Declination -59° 38’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 332.26°

Galactic Latitude -46.96°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.62

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.37

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.46

Temperature 3855K

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.

Distance (parsec) 157.73

Distance (light year) 514.20

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.048 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.056"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation κ2 Indi
(kappa2 Indi)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD209529

SAO Catalogue SAO247303

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109081

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-60 7541

Visibility from Your Location

Today's κ2 Indi (kappa2 Indi) rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 149.5° RISE 21:35

Max altitude: 30.4° TRANSIT 3:33

Azimuth: 210.5° SET 9:31

Name:	Cayambe, Ecuador
Latitude:	0° 2' 27.0" N
Longitude:	78° 8' 42.7" W
Timezone:	America/Guayaquil

Set Location

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