Dorado

A S constellation which includes the Large Magellanic Cloud; also known as ‘swordfish’ or ‘goldfish’.

Dorado
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Abbreviation	Dor
Genitive	Doradus
Symbology	the Swordfish
Right ascension	5 h
Declination	-60°
Area	179 sq. magnitude 3.27)
Meteor showers	None
Bordering constellations	Caelum Horologium Reticulum Hydrus Mensa Volans Pictor
Visible at latitudes between +20° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of February

Dorado (IPA: /dəˈrɑːdəʊ/, Spanish: mahi-mahi or dolphin-fish) is a southern constellation. 36 Dor 4.65

Other notable stars

S Dor 9.721 – hypergiant in the Large Magellanic Cloud, S Dor variable prototype Supernova 1987A is the closest supernova since the invention of the telescope. NGC 1820 (RA 05h 04m 02s Dec -67° 15.9′) Skyview image is an open cluster. NGC 1869 (RA 05h 13m 56s Dec -67° 22.8′) Skyview image is an open cluster. NGC 1901 (RA 05h 18m 15s Dec -68° 26.2′) Skyview image is an open cluster. NGC 1910 (RA 05h 18m 43s Dec -69° 13.9′) Skyview image is an open cluster. NGC 1936 (RA 05h 22m 14s Dec -67° 58.7′) Skyview image is a bright nebula and is one of four NGC objects in close proximity, the others being NGC 1929, NGC 1934 and NGC 1935. NGC 1978 (RA 05h 28m 36s Dec -66° 14.0′) Skyview image is an open cluster. NGC 2002 (RA 05h 30m 17s Dec -66° 53.1′) Skyview image is an open cluster. NGC 2027 (RA 05h 35m 00s Dec -66° 55.0′) Skyview image is an open cluster. NGC 2032 (RA 05h 35m 21s Dec -67° 34.1′) (Seagull Nebula) Skyview image is a nebula complex that contains four separate NGC designations: NGC 2029, NGC 2032, NGC 2035 and NGC 2040. NGC 2164 (RA 05h 58m 53s Dec -68° 30.9′) Skyview image is a globular cluster.