Star profile

Mu Indus

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is Mu Indus

Mu Indi belongs to the Indian, a southern constellation created by Bayer in 1603 to honour the indigenous peoples whom European navigators met in the south. It is an orange K-type giant whose light takes nearly 366 years to cross the space between us. It shines in a discreet region of the sky, almost forgotten on popular charts, where only the southern traveller knows how to make out the figures drawn by the cartographers of the Baroque.

Where it is and when to see it

Mu Indus lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is July, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it never rises above the horizon.
From New York it never rises above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 69° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 35° N.

It ranks no. 9 in brightness among the 19 stars of Indus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Indus, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 370 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Mu Indus

Constellation: Indus
Apparent magnitude: 5.17
Distance: 365.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 316.309° · Dec -54.727°
Catalogue: HIP 104085 · HD 200365

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Other stars in Indus

Indus has 19 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 19 stars in Indus