'; UniverseSite | Enclylopedia of the Universe | Stars | Planets| Constellations | Galaxies

Indus (Indian)

Month Best Visible

October

Hemisphere Visible

Southern


The brightest star in the constellation is Alpha Indi. Epsilon Indi is one of the closest stars to Earth and has been discovered to contain a pair of binary brown dwarfs.

Created in the sixteenth century, Indus represents an Indian, a word that could refer at the time to any native of Asia or America.


Neighbouring Constellations

Sagittarius (Archer)

Pavo (Peacock)

Tucana (Toucan)

Grus (Crane)

Picture of Indus