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Pi Doradus — Star in Dorado

HIP 30321; Pi Doradus

Magnitude 5.6m Star Dorado (Dor) Visible
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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.56
Spectral Type K5III giant
Star Color Red (B-V 1.51)

2Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 22m 38.2s
Dec -69° 59' 03.0"
Constellation Dorado (Dor)
HR 2352
HIP 30321
HD 45669
SAO 249532
Bayer Pi
SIMBAD Wikipedia

3How easy to spot?

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Equipment Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
Naked eye Hard+ Hard+ Hard
50mm finder Easy Easy Easy
150mm scope Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

4Visibility

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Best season Nov – Jan (peak: Dec)

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Spectral Classification

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Stellar Lifecycle

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Stellar Absorption Spectrum

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Stellar Fusion

Nearby in the Sky

Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 2210
Medium+
Compact globular cluster
Globular Cluster mag 10.2 1.3° Dorado
NGC 2214
Medium+
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 11.0 1.9° Dorado
Tarantula Nebula
NGC 2070
Medium+
Emission nebula — try an OIII filter
Emission Nebula mag 8.0 3.9° Dorado
NGC 2069
Medium+
Diffuse nebula
Diffuse Nebula mag 10.10 4.0° Dorado
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