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π Indi (pi Indi)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -21.55°   Az: 195.34°   Direction: South-South-West

π Indi is a star of spectral class A in the constellation of Indus.

π Indi visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, π 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 π Indi (pi Indi) star
DSS2 image of π Indi. The red arrow shows the motion of π Indi during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 58m 00s
-57° 46’ 38”
01h 49m 56s
23h 47m 56s

J2000

21h 56m 13s
-57° 53’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

335.36°
-46.69°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for π Indi (pi Indi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.19
π Indi is also a so called metallic star.

0.08
A
8086K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Indi is distant 543.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

166.67
543.33
7 km/s
0.016 arcsec/y
0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

π Indi
(pi Indi)
SAO247230
SAO247230

Visibility from Your Location

π Indi (pi Indi) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK