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Indus (constellation)

Indus (Abbrevaition Ind, genitive Indi), the Indian, is a southern constellation introduced by Johann Bayer. It is supposed to represent an American Indian.

Epsilon Indi is one of the closest stars, approximately 11.82 light years away.

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