Western asterism

Orion's Shield

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

Part of: Orion

Visibility

Broadly visible from both hemispheres

Best placed

January, November, December

Difficulty

medium

Pattern

6 stars, 5 lines

About

Orion's Shield is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Orion, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.

Orion's Shield is a Western-tradition asterism - a recognizable star pattern that is not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
This pattern connects 6 stars with 5 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
Its brightest named star in this pattern is Tabit (apparent magnitude 3.19).
Spans part of: Orion.

Tabit