| Constellation | |
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| Abbreviation | Ind |
|---|---|
| Genitive | Indi |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɪndʊs/, genitive /ˈɪndaɪ/ |
| Symbolism | the Indian[1] |
| Right ascension | 20h 28m 40.6308s–23h 27m 59.4799s[2] |
| Declination | −44.9588585°–−74.4544678°[2] |
| Quadrant | SQ4 |
| Area | 294 sq. deg. (49th) |
| Main stars | 3 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 16 |
| Stars with planets | 3 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly) | 1 |
| Brightest star | The Persian (α Ind) (3.11m) |
| Messier objects | none |
| Meteor showers | none[3] |
| Bordering constellations | Microscopium Sagittarius (corner) Telescopium Pavo Octans Tucana Grus |
| Visible at latitudes between +15° and −90°. Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of September. | |
Indus is a constellation in the southern sky first professionally surveyed by Europeans in the 1590s and mapped on a globe by Petrus Plancius by early 1598. It was included on a plate illustrating southern constellations in Bayer's sky atlas Uranometria in 1603. It lies well south of the Tropic of Capricorn but its triangular shape can be seen for most of the year from the Equator. It is elongated from north to south and has a complex boundary. The English translation of its name is generally given as the Indian, though it is unclear which indigenous people the constellation was originally supposed to represent.
- ^ Sasaki, Chris (2003). Constellations: The Stars and Stories. ISBN 9781402708008.
- ^ a b IAU, The Constellations, Indus.
- ^ Anonymous (February 3, 2007). "Meteor Showers". American Meteor Society. Retrieved 2008-05-07.