Visible at latitudes between +20° and −90°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of January.
Abbreviation: Dor
English Name: the Swordfish
Right ascension: 5h
Declination: −65°
Area: 179 sq. deg. (72nd)
Main stars: 3
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 14
Stars with planets: 5
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 0
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 0
Brightest star: α Dor (3.27m)
Messier objects: 0
Meteor showers: None
Bordering constellations
Caelum
Horologium
Reticulum
Hydrus
Mensa
Volans
Pictor