Star · A3V
ν Ind
ν Ind is a main-sequence star of spectral type A3V in the constellation Indus, 92.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | Gl 855.1A · HIP 110618 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Indus |
| Distance | 92.8 light-years (28.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.28 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.01 |
| Spectral type | A3V |
| Surface temperature | 5,740 K |
| Luminosity | 5.85 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.44 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.56 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 24m 36.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −72° 15′ 20″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 200.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.28). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 18° N. South of latitude 18° 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 1933. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ν Ind, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.10, 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):
- Gl 855.1B 0.02 light-years
- HIP 109245 6.85 light-years
- HD 216437 7.72 light-years
- HIP 111686 9.42 light-years
- HIP 111566 9.81 light-years
- GJ 4285 10.6 light-years
- WISEA J212510.91-730758.8 10.6 light-years
- DENIS J2150133-661036 11.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.