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Indus is a southern constellation that represents a native of the new lands visited by European explorers in the late 16th century. Epsilon Indi is one of the closest stars to Earth, approximately 11.82 light years away. History The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597, and it first appeared in Johann Bayer's Uranometria of 1603. Since Indus was introduced in the 17th century, and lies in the south, it was not known to classical or early cultures thus they produced no mythology concerning it. References * Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion (2007). Stars and Planets Guide Links
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