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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Beta Indi
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	7986
HD	198700
Constellation	Indus
Right Ascension	20h 54m 49s
Declination	-58° 27' 15"
Distance	578 light years 177 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.65 Absolute: -2.59
Spectral Class	K1II orange bright giant
Optimum Visibility	August (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

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Beta Indi is a binary system: a gigantic orange star has a much smaller and less luminous companion.

Beta Indi is a very massive and luminous star of the orange K-type classification. It is distant from Earth's Solar System, nearly six hundred light years away.

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