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Dorado

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Name:	Dorado dough-RAH-dough
Meaning:	Goldfish
Abbreviation:	Dor
Genitive:	Doradus
Visible in Latitudes:	15° thru -90°
Viewing Season:	All year (circumpolar)
Best Seen In:	January, 9:00 pm
Transit Date:	November 29
Right Ascension:	5.23 hours
Declination:	-63.7 degrees
Area:	179.173 sq. degrees

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Star Diagram: Dorado

About Dorado

Dorado was named after the mahi-mahi, a Hawaiian fish, by Johann Bayer, in 1603. Some refer to this constellation as Xiphias, the Swordfish.

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