Star · K5 V
ε Ind
ε Ind is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5 V in the constellation Indus, 11.9 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | eps Ind A · Gl 845 · HIP 108870 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Indus |
| Distance | 11.9 light-years (3.64 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.69 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.89 |
| Spectral type | K5 V |
| Surface temperature | 4,700 K |
| Luminosity | 0.239 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.713 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.8 M☉ |
| Age | 3.5 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.17 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 03m 21.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −56° 47′ 10″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 90.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.69). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 33° N. South of latitude 33° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 2014. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 211 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ε Ind, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 2.63, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ursa Major. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
- eps Ind A b 25,500-day orbit · 12.7 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Lacaille 8760 4.33 light-years
- Lacaille 9352 4.72 light-years
- GJ 832 4.85 light-years
- Gl 1 6.69 light-years
- EZ Aqr 8.26 light-years
- Ross 154 8.97 light-years
- WISE J163940.83-684738.6 8.98 light-years
- δ Pav 9.14 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.