Star profile
Theta Indus
What is Theta Indus
Theta Indi is a white type A star sitting about 99 light-years away, in the southern silhouette of the Indian, a modern constellation traced by Dutch navigators at the end of the sixteenth century. Its light, close in cosmic terms, reaches us barely dimmed by galactic dust —transparent and polished. It anchors one of the firmer points in a rather discreet patch of sky, far from the great zodiacal figures.
Where it is and when to see it
Theta 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 70° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 37° N.
It ranks no. 3 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 99 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Theta Indus
- Constellation
- Indus
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.39
- Distance
- 98.8 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 319.966° · Dec -53.449°
- Catalogue
- HIP 105319 · HD 202730
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Other stars in Indus
Indus has 19 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Alpha Indus3.11
- Beta Indus3.67
- Delta Indus4.40
- Eta Indus4.51
- Epsilon Indus4.69
- Zeta Indus4.90
- Iota Indus5.06
- Mu Indus5.17