Indus
Genitive: Indi
Southern
294 sq°
Ind
Brightest star: The Persian
Mythology
A Keyser and de Houtman constellation representing a Native American Indian. One of the southern constellations from Dutch navigators.
Observing Highlights
Contains Epsilon Indi, one of the closest stars to the Sun with a brown dwarf companion. Few deep-sky objects.
Main Stars
20
Main Stars
20HIP 101772; Alpha Ind
3.11 mag
69.2″
B: 12.0
K0III-IV
HIP 103227; Beta Ind
3.65 mag
K1II
HIP 105319; Theta Ind
4.39 mag
7.3″
B: 6.9
A5V
HIP 108431; Delta Ind
4.40 mag
0.1″
B: 6.0
F0IV
HIP 102333; Eta Ind
4.51 mag
A7III-IV-A9
HIP 108870; Epsilon Ind
4.69 mag
K4-5V
HIP 102790; Zeta Ind
4.89 mag
K5III
HIP 102950; Iota Ind
5.05 mag
K1II-III
HIP 104085; Mu Ind
5.16 mag
K2III
HIP 110618; Nu Ind
5.29 mag
A3V:+F9V
5.52 mag
F4III
5.53 mag
K2-3III
5.55 mag
A4V
HIP 109081; Kappa2 Ind
5.62 mag
K4III
5.62 mag
K0III
5.75 mag
0.2″
B: 6.8
A6IV
5.76 mag
F5IV-V
5.78 mag
F3III
5.90 mag
0.2″
B: 6.8
F1III
HIP 105334
6.00 mag
5.76 - 6.47
SRB
C5II
Double Stars
5
Double Stars
5HIP 105319; Theta Ind
4.39 mag
7.3″
B: 6.9
A5V
HIP 101772; Alpha Ind
3.11 mag
69.2″
B: 12.0
K0III-IV
HIP 103227; Beta Ind
3.65 mag
K1II
HIP 108870; Epsilon Ind
4.69 mag
K4-5V
5.55 mag
A4V
Variable Stars
1
Variable Stars
1HIP 105334
6.00 mag
5.76 - 6.47
SRB
C5II
Deep Sky Objects
30
Deep Sky Objects
30
Galaxy
(30)
11.0 mag
7.1
Sc
— mag
3.0
Sbc
— mag
3.5
Sa
11.0 mag
4.3
Sbc
12.0 mag
3.0
SABc
12.0 mag
4.5
SBbc
12.7 mag
1.2
SBa
13.0 mag
4.1
SBc
13.0 mag
3.2
SABc
— mag
2.5
Sa
— mag
1.1
Sa
— mag
1.8
SABc
— mag
1.8
SBbc
— mag
1.3
SBa
13.0 mag
2.0
SABa
13.0 mag
1.7
Sc
13.0 mag
2.7
Sa
13.0 mag
2.7
SBbc
13.0 mag
2.3
Sc
10.7 mag
2.8
S0
— mag
1.6
Sbc
— mag
1.6
SBa
— mag
1.4
SBc
— mag
1.4
Sbc
— mag
1.9
SABb
— mag
2.4
Sbc
— mag
1.8
Sbc
— mag
1.9
SBcd
— mag
1.4
Sc
— mag
1.4
Sc