Indus (constellation)
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Abbreviation: | Ind |
Genitive: | Indi |
Symbology: | the Indian |
Right ascension: | 21 h |
Declination: | −55° |
Area: | 294 sq. deg. (49th) |
Main stars: | 3 |
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: | |
Stars with known planets: | 1+0+1=2 |
Bright stars: | none |
Nearby stars: | 5 |
Brightest star: | "The Persian" (Alpha Ind) (3.11m) |
Nearest star: | Epsilon Ind (11.82 ly (3.62 pc) ly) |
Messier objects: | none |
Meteor showers: | ????? ????? |
Bordering constellations: | Microscopium Sagittarius (corner) Telescopium Pavo Octans Tucana Grus |
Visible at latitudes between +15N° and −90S° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of September |
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Indus (IPA: /ˈɪndəs/) is a southern constellation that is supposed to represent an American Indian.
Epsilon Indi is one of the closest stars to Earth, approximately 11.82 light years away.
[edit] History
The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597, and it first appeared in Johann Bayer's Uranometria of 1603.
Since Indus was introduced in the 17th century, and lies in the south, it was not known to classical or early cultures thus they produced no mythology concerning it.
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