Indus

constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Place constellation Q10450
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Indus

Summary

Indus is a constellation[1]. Indus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Indus is credited with the discovery of Petrus Plancius[3].
  • Indus's instance of is recorded as constellation[4].
  • Indus's shares border with is recorded as Microscopium[5].
  • Indus's shares border with is recorded as Sagittarius[6].
  • Indus's shares border with is recorded as Telescopium[7].
  • Indus's shares border with is recorded as Pavo[8].
  • Indus's shares border with is recorded as Octans[9].
  • Indus's shares border with is recorded as Tucana[10].
  • Indus's shares border with is recorded as Grus[11].
  • Indigenous peoples of the Americas is named after Indus[12].
  • Indus is part of Southern Celestial Hemisphere[13].
  • Indus's Commons category is recorded as Indus (constellation)[14].
  • Indus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1597[15].
  • Indus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Indus (constellation)[16].
  • Indus's Commons gallery is recorded as Indus (constellation)[17].
  • Indus's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[18].
  • Indus's topic has template is recorded as Template:Stars of Indus[19].
  • Indus's topic has template is recorded as Q10729034[20].
  • Indus's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Indus'}[21].
  • Indus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Ind'}[22].
  • Indus covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+294'}[23].

Body

Geography

Indus is part of Southern Celestial Hemisphere[13].

Physical Characteristics

Indus covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+294'}[23].

Designation and Status

Indus's instance of is recorded as constellation[4].

History and Context

Indigenous peoples of the Americas is named after Indus[12].

Why It Matters

Indus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Indus is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . iau.org. Retrieved . iau.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . iau.org. iau.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ianridpath.com. ianridpath.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Indus (constellation)
    Topic has template Template:Stars of Indus, Q10729034
    Named after Indigenous peoples of the Americas
    Shares border with Microscopium, Sagittarius, Telescopium +4
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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