α-Ind (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , α-Ind is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 1° above the horizon.
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Name
α-Ind
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 20h37m34s [4] |
| Declination: | -47°17'28" [4] |
| Constellation: | Indus |
| Magnitude: | 3.10 (V) [2] 4.37 (BT) [2] 3.20 (VT) [2] 2.85 (G) [4] 3.60 (BP) [4] 2.38 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 30.4 parsec 99.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.99 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 83.4 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 37.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.68 |
Sources