Western asterism
The Three Patriarchs
This is an asterism, not one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
Part of: Triangulum
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
September, October, November
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
3 stars, 3 lines
About
The Three Patriarchs is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Triangulum, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- The Three Patriarchs 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 Mothallah (apparent magnitude 3.42).
- Spans part of: Triangulum.
Important Stars
Mothallah