Western asterism
Milk Dipper
This is an asterism, not one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
Part of: Sagittarius
Visibility
Southern sky
Best placed
June, July, August
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
5 stars, 5 lines
About
Milk Dipper is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Sagittarius, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- Milk Dipper is a Western-tradition asterism - a recognizable star pattern that is not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- This pattern connects 5 stars with 5 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Nunki (apparent magnitude 2.05).
- Spans part of: Sagittarius.
Important Stars
NunkiAscellaKaus Borealis