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== Description (Specifications) ==
 
== Description (Specifications) ==
'''Epsilon Indi''' is a member of the ''Epsilon Indi moving group'' of more than sixteen ''population I'' stars.  These stars are associated with one another due to their similar space velocity vectors, implying that they most likely formed at the same time and location.
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'''Epsilon Indi A''' is a young pre-main sequence star, meaning that it is still undergoing the late gravitational contraction phase of its formation and has not yet initiated nuclear fusion at its core.  
* '''Epsilon Indi A''' is a young pre-main sequence star, meaning that it is still undergoing the late gravitational contraction phase of its formation and has not yet initiated nuclear fusion at its core.  
 
 
* '''Epsilon Indi Ba''' & '''Bb''' are a mutually orbiting pair of brown dwarfs exhibiting a bright cherry-red to magenta glow as they contract and cool.   
 
* '''Epsilon Indi Ba''' & '''Bb''' are a mutually orbiting pair of brown dwarfs exhibiting a bright cherry-red to magenta glow as they contract and cool.   
 
* '''Epsilon Indi Ba''' & '''Bb''' orbit one another at a distance of 2.1<small>AU</small> with an orbital period of about 15 years.   
 
* '''Epsilon Indi Ba''' & '''Bb''' orbit one another at a distance of 2.1<small>AU</small> with an orbital period of about 15 years.   

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