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μ Indi (mu Indi)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -85.75°   Az: 220.36°   Direction: South

μ Indi is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Indus.

μ Indi visual magnitude is 5.16. Because of its faintness, μ 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 μ Indi (mu Indi) star
DSS2 image of μ Indi. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Indi during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 07m 05s
-54° 37’ 27”
11h 41m 00s
08h 48m 05s

J2000

21h 05m 14s
-54° 43’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

342.58°
-40.96°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for μ Indi (mu Indi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.16
Giant

0.01
K2III
4289K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

μ Indi is distant 348.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

106.95
348.66
12 km/s
0.01 arcsec/y
-0.046"/y

Alternative Designations

μ Indi
(mu Indi)
SAO246854
SAO246854

Visibility from Your Location

μ Indi (mu Indi) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK