Western asterism

Diamond Cross

This is an asterism, not one of the 88 official IAU constellations.

Part of: Carina

Visibility

Southern sky

Best placed

January, February, March

Difficulty

easy

Pattern

4 stars, 2 lines

About

Diamond Cross is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Carina, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.

Diamond Cross is a Western-tradition asterism - a recognizable star pattern that is not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
This pattern connects 4 stars with 2 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
Its brightest named star in this pattern is Miaplacidus (apparent magnitude 1.67).
Spans part of: Carina.

Miaplacidus