| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Indus |
| Right ascension | 22h 54m 39.4833s |
| Declination | –70° 04′ 25.352″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +6.064 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G2.5IV |
| Variable type | none |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | –3.0 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: –43.19 mas/yr Dec.: +73.20 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 37.74 ± 0.58 mas |
| Distance | 86.43 ly (26.5 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +3.948 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.07 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.1 R☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.29 |
| Luminosity | 1.09 L☉ |
| Temperature | 5636 K |
| Metallicity | 0 (100%) |
| Rotation | ? |
| Age | 12.96 × 109 years |
| Other designations | |
Rho Indi (Bright Star designation HR 8701) is a yellow subgiant star in the constellation Indus. It is, barely, a naked eye star, not visible in the northern hemisphere outside the tropics. The age of the star is almost 13 Gya and it will soon die away as a planetary nebula.
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On September 17, 2002, this star was found to have a planet, Rho Indi b.[1]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | >2.26 ± 0.19 MJ | 2.54 ± 0.15 | 1353 ± 25 | 0.319 ± 0.025 |
Coordinates: 22h 54m 39.4833s, −70° 04′ 25.352″
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