Beta Indi

β Indi

Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation	Indus
Right ascension	20^h 54^m 48.6031^s[1]
Declination	−58° 27′ 14.957″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	3.658[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type	K1II[1]
U−B color index	+1.23[2]
B−V color index	+1.25[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	−4.9 ± 0.9[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: 21.06[1] mas/yr Dec.: −24.75[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	5.41 ± 0.73[1] mas
Distance	approx. 600 ly (approx. 180 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	−2.7[3]
Details
Radius	12[4] R☉
Other designations
β Ind, Beta Indi, Beta Ind, B 2847A, CPD−58 7788, FK5 785, HD 198700, HIP 103227, HR 7986, SAO 246784, WDS 20548-5827A.[1]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

Beta Indi (Beta Ind, β Indi, β Ind) is a K-type bright giant star in the constellation of Indus.^[1] It has an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 3.658.^[1]

β Indi has a visual companion, CCDM J20548-5827B, with an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 12.5.

References

1. * bet Ind -- Star in double system, database entry, SIMBAD. Accessed on line September 23, 2008.
2. HR 7986, database entry, The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version), D. Hoffleit and W. H. Warren, Jr., CDS ID V/50. Accessed on line September 23, 2008.
3. From apparent magnitude and parallax.
4. HD 198700, database entry, Catalog of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS), 3rd edition, L. E. Pasinetti-Fracassini, L. Pastori, S. Covino, and A. Pozzi, CDS ID II/224. Accessed on line September 23, 2008.