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public  Shuishi, China Shuishi, China  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Shanghai
Sunrise: 5:52 
Transit: 12:49 
Sunset: 19:47
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ρ Indi (rho Indi)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -48.23°   Az: 171.57°   Direction: South

ρ Indi is a sub-giant star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Indus.

ρ Indi visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its faintness, ρ 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 ρ Indi (rho Indi) star
DSS2 image of ρ Indi. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ Indi during the next 10000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 12.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 56m 23s
-69° 56’ 13”
13h 06m 08s
12h 02m 31s

J2000

22h 54m 39s
-70° 04’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

316.27°
-43.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ρ Indi (rho Indi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.05
Sub-giant

3.93
G2IV
5742K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ρ Indi is distant 86.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

26.52
86.45
-3 km/s
-0.05 arcsec/y
0.072"/y

Alternative Designations

ρ Indi
(rho Indi)
SAO258084
SAO258084

Visibility from Your Location

ρ Indi (rho Indi) is currently not visible from Shuishi, China