Description
Overview:
Dorado (pronouced dor ah' doe) is the 72nd most volumous constellation in the night sky with
an area of 179 square degrees. The name of this constellation means Swordfish.
Location:
Dorado is located at RA 5 h and Declination -60°.
Dorado is best seen between the latitudes +20° and -90° in the February.
Dorado is adjacent to the following constellations: Caelum,
Horologium,
Hydrus,
Mensa,
Pictor,
Reticulum,
Volans.
Stars:
Dorado contains within its borders approximately 15 visible stars. The principal star of Dorado is Alpha Dor. The brightest of Dorado's stars is ? Dor (38.00 ly).
This constellation also contains within its boundries the following notable stars: Alpha Dor.
Visual Magnitude:
Dorado is the 59th brightest of the 88 constellations with a brightness of 8.37.
