Davis’s Dog
Constellation: Tau
Object Type: Asterism
RA: 4h 24m 14s
Dec: +21° 42' 57"
Magnitude: 4.2
Recommended minimum aperture: 50mm
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Location:
From the Pleiades, navigate 7.5° in the direction of the Hyades where, in a region spanning about 3.5° by 1.5°, you will find an group of fifteen or so stars of magnitude +8 and brighter.
What You Should See:
Three brighter stars form its head, and a string of four that includes the wide double star, mags 4.2 and 5.1 κ1 κ2Tau, make its tail. Its short legs are made of fainter stars. I see it as a dachshund viewed obliquely, but apparently John Davis, for whom this asterism is named, saw a beagle. What do you see?