Western asterism
Teapot
This is an asterism, not one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
Part of: Sagittarius
Visibility
Southern sky
Best placed
May, June, July
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
8 stars, 11 lines
About
Teapot is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Sagittarius, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- Teapot is a Western-tradition asterism - a recognizable star pattern that is not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- This pattern connects 8 stars with 11 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Kaus Australis (apparent magnitude 1.79).
- Spans part of: Sagittarius.
Important Stars
AscellaKaus MediaKaus AustralisNunkiKaus BorealisAlnasl