Magnitude 4.34 Apparent magnitude (V) 4.34 | ||
Similar HD 37974, Melnick 34, R136a2 |
δ Doradus (latinised to delta Doradus, abbreviated to δ Dor or delta Dor) is a faint star in the Dorado constellation that becomes the Moon's south pole star once every 18.6 years. The pole star status changes periodically, because of the precession of the Moon's rotational axis.
When δ Doradus is the pole star, it is better aligned than Earth's Polaris (α Ursae Minoris), but much fainter.
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