Indus, the Indian

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Sky Chart and Artist Rendering of Indus

Origin:
One of the constellations in the southern sky, formally introduced by Johann Bayer in Uranometria in 1603. Its origins date back several years earlier and is attributed to the Dutch navigator P.D. Keyser.   The constellation probably commemorates the native North American, who in the 17th century, where merely objects to be shown off in polite society of Europe.

Information:
Indus is a difficult-to-find, southern circumpolar constellation which culminates in the southern sky at 9 pm during the first week of October.