Western asterism
The Northern Fly
This is an asterism, not one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
Part of: Aries
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
October, November, December
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
3 stars, 3 lines
About
The Northern Fly is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Aries, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- The Northern Fly is a Western-tradition asterism - a recognizable star pattern that is not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- This pattern connects 3 stars with 3 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Bharani (apparent magnitude 3.61).
- Spans part of: Aries.
Important Stars
Lilii BoreaBharani