Dorado

Also known as Dor, Doradus, Dorado (constellation), the Swordfish

Dorado (, ) is a constellation in the Southern Sky. It was named in the late 16th century and is now one of the 88 modern constellations. Its name refers to the mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus), which is known as dorado ("golden") in Spanish, although it has also been depicted as a swordfish. Dorado contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud, the remainder being in the constellation Mensa. The South Ecliptic pole also lies within this constellation.

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Dorado is a constellation visible in the Southern Sky, named after the golden mahi-mahi fish in the late 16th century and now recognized as one of the 88 modern constellations. It is notable for containing most of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy, and for being home to the South Ecliptic pole.

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Constellation.name: Dorado
Constellation.abbreviation: Dor
Constellation.genitive: Doradus
Constellation.pronounce: , genitive
Constellation.symbolism: the dolphinfish
Constellation.family: Bayer
Constellation.quadrant: SQ1
Constellation.areatotal: 179
Constellation.arearank: 72nd
Constellation.numbermainstars: 3
Constellation.numberbfstars: 14
Constellation.numberbrightstars: 0
Constellation.numbernearbystars: 1
Constellation.brighteststarname: α Dor
Constellation.starmagnitude: 3.27
Constellation.neareststarname: GJ 1068
Constellation.stardistancely: 23.18
Constellation.stardistancepc: 7.11

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Dorado
Area: 179
Image: Constellation Dorado.jpg

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Commons category: Dorado (constellation)
inception: 1598-00-00
short name: Dor

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Even though the name Dorado is not Latin but Spanish, astronomers give it the Latin genitive form Doradus when naming its stars; it is treated (like the adjacent asterism Argo Navis) as a feminine proper name of Greek origin ending in -ō (like Io or Callisto or Argo), which have a genitive ending -ūs.