Indus

"The Indian"

By IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) [CC-BY-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Abbreviation: Ind
Genitive: Indi
Constellation family: Bayer Group
Nearest constellations: Grus, Microscopium, Octans, Pavo, Sagittarius, Telescopium, and Tucana
Right ascension: 21.19h
Declination: -53.37°
Visible between latitudes: +25° and -90°
Square degrees: 294
Luminary: The Persian (Alpha Indi)
Named stars: The Persian
Notable deep sky objects: IC 5152, NGC 7041, NGC 7090

About

Indus is a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere that consists of relatively faint stars. It is best seen during September.

Indus was first introduced in 1603 when Johann Bayer published his star atlas Uranometria.

Mythology

There is no mythology associated with this constellation.

Gallery of objects in Indus

ESO 77-14 (interacting galaxies):

By NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

NGC 7049 (spiral galaxy):

By NASA, ESA and W. Harris (McMaster University, Ontario, Canada) [CC-BY-3.0], via ESA/Hubble

NGC 7090 (another spiral galaxy):

By ESA/Hubble & NASA, acknowledgement: R. Tugral [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons