Western asterism
The Pointers
This is an asterism, not one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
Part of: Centaurus, Crux
Visibility
Southern sky
Best placed
March, April, May
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
3 stars, 2 lines
About
The Pointers is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Centaurus, Crux, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- The Pointers 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 2 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Rigil Kentaurus (apparent magnitude -0.01).
- Spans part of: Centaurus, Crux.
Important Stars
Rigil KentaurusHadarMimosa