Western asterism
The Trapezoid
This is an asterism, not one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
Part of: Bootes
Visibility
Northern sky
Best placed
April, May, June
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
4 stars, 4 lines
About
The Trapezoid is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Bootes, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- The Trapezoid is a Western-tradition asterism - a recognizable star pattern that is not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- This pattern connects 4 stars with 4 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Seginus (apparent magnitude 3.04).
- Spans part of: Bootes.
Important Stars
SeginusNekkarAlkalurops