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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Indus |
| Right ascension | 20h 37m 34.032s[1] |
| Declination | –47° 17′ 29.4052″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.11[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −1.3[3] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +50.922 mas/yr[1] Dec.: +66.026 mas/yr[1] |
| Parallax (π) | 32.8989±0.2225 mas[1] |
| Distance | 99.1 ± 0.7 ly (30.4 ± 0.2 pc)[1] |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.78±0.03[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | between subgiant and giant star |
| Spectral type | K0 III–IV[5] |
| U−B color index | +0.79[2] |
| B−V color index | +1.00[2] |
| Details[4] | |
| Mass | 2.15±0.13 M☉ |
| Radius | 9.89±0.21 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 50.9±1.6 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.73±0.094 cgs |
| Temperature | 4904±37 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.038±0.029 dex |
| Age | 1.572±0.273[6] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Alpha Indi (α Ind, α Indi) is the brightest star in the southern constellation Indus. Parallax measurements imply that it is located about 100 light years from Earth.[1] It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.22,[2] being readily visible to the naked eye, and has an absolute magnitude of +0.78.[4]
- ^ a b c d e f Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
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