β-Ind (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , β-Ind is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name β-Ind
Object type Star
Other names
β-Ind
Beta Indi
HR 7986[1]
HD 198700
HIP 103227[3]
TYC 8804-1375-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:20h54m48s [2]
Declination:−58°27'14" [2]
Constellation:Indus
Magnitude:3.64 (V) [2]
5.26 (BT) [2]
3.78 (VT) [2]
Distance:187.6 parsec
611.6 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):1.26
Proper motion (speed):32.7 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):140.5°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-2.72

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