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name: Dorado
created_by: skybber
created_date: 2021-06-20 18:25:05.532409
updated_by: skybber
updated_date: 2021-06-20 18:25:05.532777
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A faint and minor constellation of the southern sky south of Malir, not rising in our area. The essentially inconspicuous region lies between the bright stars Canopus and Achernar. There is only one star brighter than fourth magnitude. However, if we look closely, we can see a bright white cloud on the boundary of the constellation with Table Mountain - the Large Magellanic Cloud. The constellation also contains the south pole of the ecliptic.