Indus

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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)

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Indus (The Indian)

  • A small constellation representing an American Indian.
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  • Indus does not contain any bright stars; Alpha Indi is the brightest star in Indus – orange giant star of magnitude +3.1.

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Messier Objects in Indus

No Messier objects in Indus
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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.

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Named Stars

  • Indi
  • more list of stars in Indus.

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IAU Sky Chart: Indus


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AndromedaAquariusAquilaAriesAuriga
BoötesCamelopardalisCancerCanes VenaticiCanis Major
CapricornusCassiopeiaCephusComa BerenicesCorona Borealis
CygnusDelphinusDracoEquuleusGemini
HerculesLacertaLeoLeo MinorLynx
LyraMonocerosOphiuchusOrionPegasus
PerseusPiscesSagittaSerpensSextans
TaurusTriangulumUrsa MajorUrsa MinorVirgo
Vulpecula
(41 of them above the lists are seen from the United Kingdom.)

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