Dorado constellation
Latin Dorado, genitive Doradus, abbreviation Dor
North up, east to the left, as you see the sky. The lines are a common figure; the stars are from the catalogue.
When can Dorado be seen?
It stands highest around 10 pm in January. It can be seen from everywhere south of 21°N, and it never sets south of 39°S.
The brightest stars
| Star | Designation | Magnitude | Colour |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | α Dor | 3.27 | bluish |
| – | β Dor | 3.76 | yellow |
| – | γ Dor | 4.25 | yellowish white |
| – | δ Dor | 4.35 | white |
| – | ζ Dor | 4.72 | yellowish white |
| – | θ Dor | 4.83 | orange |
The smaller the number, the brighter: below 1 are the brightest stars of the sky, 4 is hard to see under a city sky. Greek letters after Johann Bayer (1603).