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| Abbreviation: Dor |
| English Name: The Goldfish |
| Genitive: Alpha Dorado |
| Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere (Never visible from the UK.) |
| Location: Between the constellations of Volans and Reticulum. |
| Visible between latitudes: +15 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Winter |
| Seen in three seasons: Spring, Winter, and Spring |
| Best seen in: January |
| Seen between: November and February |
| Right Ascension (RA): 05 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -65 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 179 (72nd) |
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Dorado (The Goldfish)
- Dorado is notable for containing the bulk of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), our nearest neighbouring galaxy.
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Messier Objects in Dorado
| No Messier objects in Dorado |
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More objects in Dorado
| Select Catalog | No of Objects |
| Barnard (B) | 0x object |
| Caldwell (C) | 1x object |
| Collinder (Cr) | 0x object |
| New General Catalogue (NGC) | 296x objects |
| Index Catalogue (IC) | 38x objects |
| Sharpless (Sh2) | 0x objects |
Features of Interest
- Dorado contains part of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), it is rich in deep sky objects; irregular galaxy and a satellite of our Milky Way.
o - NGC 2070 – Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus); a bright nebula in LMC, visible to the naked-eye from Australia, even under dark conditions it was a fascinating sight! – it contains the extremely thick Open Cluster:- R136. Tarantula, because its glowing gas extending from it gives it the appearance of a large spider.
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Named Stars
- Alpha Dorado; Blue-white star; brightest star in Dorado.
- Beta Dorado; yellow-white supergiant star.
- more list of stars in Dorado
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IAU Sky Chart: Dorado
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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
– never seen from the UK
| Apus | Ara | Caelum | Carina | Centaurus | Chameleon |
| Corona Australis | Crux | Dorado | Grus | Horologium | Hydrus |
| Indus | Mensa | Octans | Pavo | Phoenix | Pictor |
| Reticulum | Telescopium | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Vela | Volans |
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