Nu Indi
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Indus |
| Right ascension | 22h 24m 36.88539s |
| Declination | −72° 15′ 19.4882″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.278±0.005 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Subgiant |
| Spectral type | G9V Fe-3.1CH-1.5 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +32.51±0.16 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +1,303.872 mas/yr Dec.: −674.186 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 35.1281±0.0640 mas |
| Distance | 92.8 ± 0.2 ly (28.47 ± 0.05 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +2.70±0.05 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.85±0.04 M☉ |
| Radius | 2.95±0.12 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 6.28±0.23 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.43±0.10 cgs |
| Temperature | 5,318±80 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −1.54±0.07 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 2.67 km/s |
| Age | 11.0±0.7 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| ν Indi, CD−72°1742, GJ 855.1, HD 211998, HIP 110618, HR 8515 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Nu Indi is a star in the southern constellation of Indus. With an apparent visual magnitude of +5.278, it is faintly visible to the naked eye in sufficiently dark skies. Based upon parallax measurements, the star is 92.8 light-years distant.