μ Indi (mu Indi)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -16.40° Az: 185.66° 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.

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

Right Ascension 21h 07m 02s

Declination -54° 37’ 37”

Hour Angle 00h 37m 36s

Sideral Time 21h 44m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 05m 14s

Declination -54° 43’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 342.58°

Galactic Latitude -40.96°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for μ Indi (mu Indi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.16

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.01

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.21

Temperature 4289K

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

Distance (parsec) 106.95

Distance (light year) 348.66

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.046"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation μ Indi
(mu Indi)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD200365

SAO Catalogue SAO246854

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104085

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-55 9509

FK5 Catalogue 3680

Visibility from Your Location

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

Set Location

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