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α Indi

Location of α Indi (circled)
Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Indus
Right ascension	20 37 34.032
Declination	–47° 17′ 29.4052″
Apparent magnitude (V)	3.11
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	−1.3 km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: +50.922 mas/yr Dec.: +66.026 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	32.8989 ± 0.2225 mas
Distance	99.1 ± 0.7 ly (30.4 ± 0.2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	0.78±0.03
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage	between subgiant and giant star
Spectral type	K0 III–IV
U−B color index	+0.79
B−V color index	+1.00
Details
Mass	2.15±0.13 M☉
Radius	9.89±0.21 R☉
Luminosity	50.9±1.6 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)	2.73±0.094 cgs
Temperature	4904±37 K
Metallicity	−0.038±0.029 dex
Age	1.572±0.273 Gyr
Other designations
HD 196171, HR 7869, SAO 230300, FK5 769, CD −47 13477, HIP 101772.
Database references
SIMBAD	data

Alpha Indi (α Ind, α Indi) is the brightest star in the southern constellation Indus. Parallax measurements imply that it is located about 100 light years from Earth. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.22, being readily visible to the naked eye, and has an absolute magnitude of +0.78.

Characteristics

The stellar classification of Alpha Indi is K0 III-IV, meaning that it has exhausted the hydrogen at its core and evolved away from the main sequence, being now halfway between a subgiant and a giant star. It is estimated to be 1.6 billion years old, has 2.15 times the mass of the Sun, but has expanded to 9.9 times the radius of the Sun and irradiates 51 times its luminosity. The effective temperature of its photosphere is 4,900 K, giving it the characteristic orange hue of a K-type star. It may have two nearby M-type companion stars, which are located at least 2,000 AU from the primary.

Nomenclature

Alpha Indi is the star's Bayer designation. In China, this star is called Pe Sze where it also was known as the Persian, a title from the Jesuit missionaries. The term Pe Sze is from the name of asterism 波斯 (Bō Sī, English: Persia). In Chinese astronomy, consequently, α Indi itself is known as 波斯二 (Bō Sī èr, English: the Second Star of Persia)

References

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v t e Constellation of Indus
List of stars in Indus Indus in Chinese astronomy
Stars	Bayer α (the Persian) β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ κ μ ο π ρ Variable T HR 8269 8331 Other ASASSN-V J213939.3-702817.4 LHS 3844 WASP-46 WASP-88
Exoplanets LHS 3844 b (Kua'kua) ε Indi Ab ρ Indi b
Galaxies	NGC 6984 7002 7004 7007 7014 7022 7029 7038 7041 B 7049 7061 7064 7083 7090 7096 7124 7191 7196 7199 Other ESO 146-5 ESO 235-58 IC 5152
Galaxy clusters Abell 3742 SPT-CL J2106-5844
Astronomical events ASASSN-15lh GRB 060614 GRB 100621A
Category

• Bayer objects
• Henry Draper Catalogue objects
• Hipparcos objects
• Bright Star Catalogue objects
• Indus (constellation)
• K-type giants
• Durchmusterung objects