✨ Dorado

Dor · mahi-mahi (dolphinfish) · Southern sky

Dorado is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning mahi-mahi (dolphinfish); stars within it are named in the genitive form Doradus.

Facts about Dorado

Constellation	Dorado
IAU abbreviation	Dor
Genitive (Latin)	Doradus
Meaning	mahi-mahi (dolphinfish)
Brightest star	α Doradus (apparent magnitude 3.26)
Area	179 square degrees
Hemisphere	Southern

Deep-sky objects in Dorado

No Messier-catalogued object lies within this constellation’s borders.

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.