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Epsilon Indi

Also ε Ind · GJ 845 · HD 209100

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An orange dwarf star with a giant planet and a pair of brown dwarfs in orbit around it.

Measured

Distance
12 light-years
Constellation
Indus
Position (J2000)
RA 22h 03m 22s, Dec −56.79°

How far, from the Sun

11.9 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light11.9 years
  • Voyager 1's speed211,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h128 million years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • Its giant planet, Epsilon Indi Ab, was photographed directly by the James Webb Space Telescope; the images were taken in 2023 and reported in 2024.
  • Its brown dwarf pair, Epsilon Indi Ba and Bb, orbit far out from the star.
  • Spectral type K5V (SIMBAD).

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR3 parallax 274.8431 ± 0.0956 mas, Gaia DR3 6412595290592307840 (Gaia Collaboration 2023, A&A 674, A1)
  • This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
  • This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.