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One of the official IAU constellations. The constellation was added to Western star maps by Dutch explorers(?) in late 1597 (or early 1598).
One of the 88 official IAU constellations. The southern constellation was created by Dutch explorers in late 1597 (or early 1598) and added to Western star globes and charts, starting with Plancius's globe of 1598 followed by Bayer's Uranometria atlas of 1603.


==History and Etymology==
==History and Etymology==


==Modern Star Names==
==Modern Star Names==

==weblinks==
* Ridpath, Ian, “[http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/indus.html Star Tales: online edition]”.


==References==
==References==

[[Category:Modern]]
[[Category:Constellation]]
[[Category:Eurasia]]
[[Category:European]]
[[Category:4work]]
[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]

Latest revision as of 10:50, 27 September 2024

One of the 88 official IAU constellations. The southern constellation was created by Dutch explorers in late 1597 (or early 1598) and added to Western star globes and charts, starting with Plancius's globe of 1598 followed by Bayer's Uranometria atlas of 1603.

History and Etymology

Modern Star Names

weblinks

References