RIn 2.9 Co 0.1 (R = rare earth) intermetallic compound has been synthesized, and its structure and magnetic properties have been investigated using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectrum and magnetic measurement. RIn 2.9 Co 0.1 crystallizes in cubic AuCu 3 -type structure for R = heavy rare earths, and a small amount of R(In, Co) 2 metaphase separates from RIn 2.9 Co 0.1 for R = light rare earth. Rietveld's structural refinement confirms that R(In, Co) 2 metaphase is the isomorphism of hexagonal CaIn 2 . The lattice parameters of RIn 2.9 Co 0.1 tend to decrease with increasing atomic number of R due to the shrinking effect of atomic radius in rare earth group. The cubic phase can be stabilized in the range of 1.048-1.133 for the effective atomic radius ratio R A and 0.35-0.41 for the electronegativity difference X. The magnetizing process of RIn 2.9 Co 0.1 shows various characteristics with increasing atomic number of rare earth, and the magnetizing curves follow a ferromagnetic model for R = La, a mixed ferromagnetic and paramagnetic model for R = Ce, Pr, Nd, Gd, Tb, Dy. The formation of ferromagnetic characteristics results from the strong spin-spin interaction between R and Co.