Indus constellation
Latin Indus, genitive Indi, abbreviation Ind
North up, east to the left, as you see the sky. The lines are a common figure; the stars are from the catalogue.
When can Indus be seen?
It stands highest around 10 pm in September. It can be seen from everywhere south of 28°N, and it never sets south of 43°S.
The brightest stars
| Star | Designation | Magnitude | Colour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persian | α Ind | 3.11 | orange |
| – | β Ind | 3.65 | orange |
| – | θ Ind | 4.39 | white |
| – | δ Ind | 4.40 | white |
| – | η Ind | 4.51 | white |
| – | ε Ind | 4.69 | orange |
| – | ζ Ind | 4.89 | reddish |
The smaller the number, the brighter: below 1 are the brightest stars of the sky, 4 is hard to see under a city sky. Greek letters after Johann Bayer (1603).