DORADO
(Abbreviation:
Dor).
A ‘modern’ southern
constellation. The only star above
the fourth magnitude is a
(3.27), but Dorado contains part of the Large Magellanic (LMC), in which is the
magnificent Tarantula looped nebula round 30 Doradûs.
BRIGHTEST STARS
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
MAG. |
ABS.
MAG. |
SPEC |
DIST.PC | ||||
|
H |
M |
S |
o |
‘ |
“ | |||||
|
g |
04 |
16 |
01.6 |
-51 |
29 |
12 |
4.25 |
2.6 |
FO |
45 |
|
a |
04 |
33 |
59.8 |
-55 |
02 |
42 |
3.27 |
-0.6 |
AO |
59 |
|
z |
05 |
05 |
30.6 |
-57 |
28 |
22 |
4.72 |
4.0 |
F8 |
13 |
|
b |
05 |
33 |
37.5 |
-62 |
29 |
24 |
var. |
-8.0 |
F9v |
2300 |
|
d |
05 |
44 |
46.5 |
-65 |
44 |
08 |
4.35 |
2.4 |
A7 |
450 |
|
HD 40409 |
05 |
54 |
06.1 |
-63 |
05 |
23 |
4.65 |
1.4 |
KO |
13 |
VARIABLES
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
RANGE |
PERIOD,D. |
SPEC |
TYPE | ||
|
H |
M |
o |
‘ | |||||
|
b |
05 |
33.6 |
-62 |
29 |
3.8---4.7 |
9.842 |
F-G |
CEPHEID |
|
R |
04 |
36.2 |
-62 |
11 |
7.1---8.1 |
338 |
M |
SEMI-REGULAR |
CLUSTERS AND
NEBULÆ
|
OBJECT |
R.A. |
DEC |
TYPE |
NOTES | ||
|
H |
M |
o |
‘ | |||
|
NGC 1566 |
04 |
18.9 |
-55 |
04 |
GALAXY |
MAG.10.5.
SPIRAL |
|
NGC 1617 |
04 |
30.6 |
-54 |
42 |
GALAXY |
MAG.12.
SPIRAL |
|
NGC 1672 |
04 |
44.9 |
-59 |
20 |
GALAXY |
MAG.11.4.SPIRAL |
|
NGC 2070-142 |
06 |
39.1 |
-69 |
09 |
NEBULA |
IN LMS.TARANTULA NEBULA, ROUND 30
DOR.NAKED-EYE |
