* Astronomy

S Doradus is one of the brightest stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite of the Milky Way. A hypergiant, it is one of the most luminous stars known (sometimes more luminous than -10 absolute magnitude), but so far away that it is invisible to the naked eye.
S Doradus exhibits long, slow changes in brightness, punctuated by occasional outbursts.
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Google earth file: S Doradus.kmz (2kb, kmz)

Position (J2000): R.A. 05 18 14.35 | Dec. -69° 15' 01.10''