Dorado
Dor (Doradus)
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Constellation
- IAU abbreviation
- Dor
- Latin name
- Dorado
- Genitive
- Doradus
- Meaning (IAU)
- The Dolphinfish
Source:International Astronomical Union · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Related
Stars with IAU names
In everyday life
- 1 of its stars have IAU-approved names — the brightest is Naledi.
- Its brightest star Naledi (declination -64°) never rises in Seoul (37.6° N) — you need to be farther south.
- Star charts and astronomy apps write this constellation as «Dor», its IAU abbreviation.
Worked out from this object's official values.