IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)
Dorado
The Goldfish, The Dolphinfish
OriginKeyser/de Houtman
AbbreviationDor
GenitiveDoradus
Pronunciation/dəˈreɪdoʊ/ genitive /dəˈreɪdəs/
duh-RAH-do
LocationSouthern Hemisphere
Primary Starα Doradus
Right Ascention 4h 34m Declination -55° 03'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.131 h (7.9 min)
Dorado, “The Goldfish” refers to the dolphinfish, a colorful fish also know as Mahi-Mahi. It was created by Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon and Frederick de Houtman. These fish were seen chasing flying fish, so Dorado was placed in the sky in pursuit of the constellation Volans, “The Flying Fish.”
www.underthesky.com
Dorado as depicted by Andreas Cellarius in his Harmonia Macrocosmica. Via www.underthenightsky.com.
←Dorado -309→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728
1 Dorado -309 2 Dorado -309 3 Dorado -309 4 Dorado -309 5 Dorado -309 6 Dorado -309 7 Dorado -309 8 Dorado -309 9 Dorado -309 10 Dorado -309 11 Dorado -309 12 Dorado -309 13 Dorado -309 14 Dorado -309 15 Dorado -309 16 Dorado -309 17 Dorado -309 18 Dorado -309 19 Dorado -309 20 Dorado -309 21 Dorado -309 22 Dorado -309 23 Dorado -309 24 Dorado -309 25 Dorado -309 26 Dorado -309 27 Dorado -309 28 Dorado -309 1 Delphinus -308 20 February 1029 21 February 1029 22 February 1029 23 February 1029 24 February 1029 25 February 1029 26 February 1029 27 February 1029 28 February 1029 1 March 1029 2 March 1029 3 March 1029 4 March 1029 5 March 1029 6 March 1029 7 March 1029 8 March 1029 9 March 1029 10 March 1029 11 March 1029 12 March 1029 13 March 1029 14 March 1029 15 March 1029 16 March 1029 17 March 1029 18 March 1029 19 March 1029 20 March 1029 21 March 1029
MS -354175 MS -354176 MS -354177 MS -354178 MS -354179 MS -354180 MS -354181 MS -354182 MS -354183 MS -354184 MS -354185 MS -354186 MS -354187 MS -354188 MS -354189 MS -354190 MS -354191 MS -354192 MS -354193 MS -354194 MS -354195 MS -354196 MS -354197 MS -354198 MS -354199 MS -354200 MS -354201 MS -354202 MS -354147 MD -364023 MD -364022 MD -364021 MD -364020 MD -364019 MD -364018 MD -364017 MD -364016 MD -364015 MD -364014 MD -364013 MD -364012 MD -364011 MD -364010 MD -364009 MD -364008 MD -364007 MD -364006 MD -364005 MD -364004 MD -364003 MD -364002 MD -364001 MD -364000 MD -363999 MD -363998 MD -363997 MD -363996 MD -363995 MD -363994