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Constellation	Dorado
Right Ascension	6h 0m 0s
Declination	-66° 33' 39"
Optimum Visibility	January (Usually visible from southern latitudes)
Notes	The point in the sky 90° southward from the Ecliptic (that is, the point directly southward of the plane of the Solar System) falls close to the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation of Dorado.

The Southern Ecliptic Pole lies within the southern regions of the constellation Dorado, on the fringes of the Large Magellanic Cloud. This marks the point in the southern hemisphere that is perpendicular to the band of the Ecliptic around the sky.

This diagram shows the orientation of the Ecliptic Poles relative to the plane of the Solar System (that is, the Ecliptic). The Southern Ecliptic Pole lies directly southward at a point 90° from this Ecliptic plane, in the constellation of Dorado.

The Southern Ecliptic Pole lies within the constellation of Dorado, approximately halfway between the stars Delta Doradus (to the west) and Eta¹ Doradus (to the east). Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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