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== Description (Specifications) == | == Description (Specifications) == | ||
− | + | '''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. | |
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* '''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. |