Star profile
Epsilon Indus
Nearby starWhat is Epsilon Indus
ε Indi is one of the closest stars to our Sun: barely 11.8 light-years away, a trifling distance on the cosmic scale. An orange K-type dwarf, she hosts at least a pair of brown dwarfs —objects halfway between a star and a giant planet— and a planet candidate detected by her gravitational tug. She is one of the most fascinating neighbouring stellar systems.
Where it is and when to see it
Epsilon 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 August, 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 never sets and culminates about 67° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 33° N.
It ranks no. 6 in brightness among the 19 stars of Indus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Indus, the brightest: it lies about 16° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 12 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Epsilon Indus
- Constellation
- Indus
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.69
- Distance
- 11.8 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 330.832° · Dec -56.786°
- Catalogue
- HIP 108870 · HD 209100
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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
- Theta Indus4.39
- Delta Indus4.40
- Eta Indus4.51
- Zeta Indus4.90
- Iota Indus5.06
- Mu Indus5.17