
OOOO
Abbreviation: Ind |
English Name: The Indian |
Genitive: Indi |
Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere (Never visible from the UK.) |
Location: Between the constellations of Grus and Pavo. |
Visible between latitudes: +25 and -90 degrees |
Best season: Autumn |
Seen in three seasons: Summer, Autumn, and Winter |
Best seen in: September |
Seen between: August and October |
Right Ascension (RA): 21 hour |
Declination (DEC): -55 degrees |
Area (square degrees): 294 (49th) |
OOOO
Indus (The Indian)
- A small constellation representing an American Indian.
o - Indus does not contain any bright stars; Alpha Indi is the brightest star in Indus – orange giant star of magnitude +3.1.
OOOO
OOOO
Messier Objects in Indus
No Messier objects in Indus |
s. |
Features of Interest
- IC 5152 – Irregular Galaxy; one of the easiest galaxies to resolve into stars, but there is a bright foreground star right in front of it that makes deep observations difficult.
OOOO
OOOO
Named Stars
- Indi
- more list of stars in Indus.
oooo
oooo
IAU Sky Chart: Indus

OOOO
Go To
Andromeda | Aquarius | Aquila | Aries | Auriga | ||
Boötes | Camelopardalis | Cancer | Canes Venatici | Canis Major | ||
Capricornus | Cassiopeia | Cephus | Coma Berenices | Corona Borealis | ||
Cygnus | Delphinus | Draco | Equuleus | Gemini | ||
Hercules | Lacerta | Leo | Leo Minor | Lynx | ||
Lyra | Monoceros | Ophiuchus | Orion | Pegasus | ||
Perseus | Pisces | Sagitta | Serpens | Sextans | ||
Taurus | Triangulum | Ursa Major | Ursa Minor | Virgo | ||
Vulpecula |
OOOO
Back to Constellation Names