Western asterism
Winter Triangle
This is an asterism, not one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
Part of: Canis Major, Canis Minor, Orion
Visibility
Broadly visible from both hemispheres
Best placed
January, December
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
3 stars, 3 lines
About
Winter Triangle is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Canis Major, Canis Minor, Orion, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- Winter Triangle 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 Sirius (apparent magnitude -1.44).
- Spans part of: Canis Major, Canis Minor, Orion.
Important Stars
SiriusProcyonBetelgeuse