Western asterism
The Fish Hook
This is an asterism, not one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
Part of: Scorpius
Visibility
Southern sky
Best placed
May, June, July
Difficulty
medium
Pattern
11 stars, 10 lines
About
The Fish Hook is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Scorpius, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- The Fish Hook is a Western-tradition asterism - a recognizable star pattern that is not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- This pattern connects 11 stars with 10 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Antares (apparent magnitude 1.06).
- Spans part of: Scorpius.
Important Stars
ShaulaSargasXamidimuraLarawagPaikauhaleAntaresAlniyat