Dorado
Genitive: Doradus
Southern
179 sq°
Dor
Brightest star: Alpha Doradus
Mythology
A modern constellation by Keyser and de Houtman representing the swordfish (or dolphinfish). Created from southern navigators' observations.
Observing Highlights
Home to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and the Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070), the most active star-forming region in the Local Group.
Main Stars
20
Main Stars
20HIP 21281; Alpha Dor
3.27 mag
0.2″
B: 4.6
B7V
HIP 26069; Beta Dor
3.76 mag
3.41 - 4.08
DCEP
G2Ib
HIP 19893; Gamma Dor
4.25 mag
F4III
HIP 27100; Delta Dor
4.35 mag
A7V
4.65 mag
K1III-IV
HIP 23693; Zeta Dor
4.72 mag
321.6″
B: 9.1
F7V
HIP 24372; Theta Dor
4.83 mag
K2.5IIIa
HIP 29353; Eta2 Dor
5.01 mag
M2.5III
HIP 29134; Nu Dor
5.06 mag
B8V
HIP 27534; Epsilon Dor
5.11 mag
B6V
HIP 25429; Lambda Dor
5.14 mag
G6III
HIP 23840
5.20 mag
M3III
HIP 22040; Kappa Dor
5.27 mag
A8-9III-IV
5.34 mag
G8-K0III
HIP 30565; Pi Dor
5.38 mag
G8III
HIP 21479
5.40 mag
4.78 - 6.32
SRB
M8eIII:
HIP 30321; Pi Dor
5.56 mag
K5III
HIP 28909; Eta1 Dor
5.71 mag
A0V
6.03 mag
1.4″
B: 7.0
F0IV-V
6.09 mag
270.4″
B: 7.8
F7IV-V
Double Stars
8
Double Stars
8
6.29 mag
5.3″
B: 7.2
G4V
6.53 mag
3.8″
B: 7.5
G5V
HIP 23693; Zeta Dor
4.72 mag
321.6″
B: 9.1
F7V
6.19 mag
9.5″
B: 11.4
F0IV
6.09 mag
270.4″
B: 7.8
F7IV-V
6.03 mag
1.4″
B: 7.0
F0IV-V
6.46 mag
A4V
HIP 21479
5.40 mag
4.78 - 6.32
SRB
M8eIII:
Variable Stars
2
Variable Stars
2
Deep Sky Objects
30
Deep Sky Objects
30
Open Cluster
(6)
Globular Cluster
(1)
9.9 mag
2.7
Galaxy
(20)
9.4 mag
7.6
SABbc
10.4 mag
4.7
SBa
11.0 mag
5.4
SABb
9.5 mag
4.1
S0
11.0 mag
4.8
SBb
— mag
3.2
SBb
9.9 mag
3.7
E0
— mag
1.4
Sab
— mag
2.0
SBcd
12.0 mag
2.4
SBc
13.0 mag
2.0
SBc
10.8 mag
3.0
E-S0
13.0 mag
1.6
SBb
— mag
1.2
SABb
— mag
1.1
Sc
— mag
1.3
SBc
— mag
1.3
SABa
— mag
1.7
Scd
— mag
1.3
Sb
— mag
1.4
SBb
Emission Nebula
(3)