Indus (constellation)

**Indus**
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	List of stars in Indus
Abbreviation:	Ind
Genitive:	Indi
Symbology:
Right ascension:	21 h
Declination:	−55°
Area:	294 sq. deg. (49th)
Main stars:	3
Bayer/Flamsteed stars:	16
Stars known to have planets:	3
Bright stars:	0
Nearby stars:	1
Brightest star:	The Persian (α Ind) (3.11m)
Nearest star:	Epsilon Indi ( ly)
Messier objects:	none
Meteor showers:	none
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.

Deep-sky objects

The constellation Indus as it can be seen by the naked eye.
Indus (top middle) in an extract from Johann Bayer's Uranometria, its first appearance in a celestial atlas.

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List of stars in Indus
Abbreviation:	Ind
Genitive:	Indi
Symbology:
Right ascension:	21 h
Declination:	−55°
Area:	294 sq. deg. (49th)
Main stars:	3
Bayer/Flamsteed stars:	16
Stars known to have planets:	3
Bright stars:	0
Nearby stars:	1
Brightest star:	The Persian (α Ind) (3.11^m)
Nearest star:	Epsilon Indi ( ly)
Messier objects:	none
Meteor showers:	none^[1]
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