Star · F3V
κ¹ Ind
κ¹ Ind is a main-sequence star of spectral type F3V in the constellation Indus, 167.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 108478 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Indus |
| Distance | 167.8 light-years (51.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.13 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.57 |
| Spectral type | F3V |
| Surface temperature | 6,530 K |
| Luminosity | 7.99 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.21 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.68 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 58m 30.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −59° 00′ 44″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 40.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.13). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 31° N. South of latitude 31° 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 1858. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around κ¹ Ind, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.39, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ursa Major. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 108903 10.6 light-years
- HIP 109488 13.2 light-years
- HIP 110887 14.5 light-years
- HIP 109612 15.8 light-years
- HIP 105629 17.4 light-years
- HIP 107947 17.6 light-years
- HIP 107345 17.9 light-years
- HIP 108195 18.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.