S Doradus is the brightest member of the open cluster NGC 1910, also known as the LH41 stellar association, visible in binoculars as a bright condensation within the main bar of the LMC.
This is within the N119 emission nebula, which has a distinctive spiral shape.
It is one of the visually brightest individual stars in the LMC, at some times the brightest.
 There are only a handful of other 9th magnitude stars in the LMC, such as the yellow hypergiant HD 33579.

There are several compact clusters near S Doradus, within the general NGC 1910/LH41 association.
The closest is less than four arc-minutes away, contains two out of the three WO stars in the entire LMC, and the entire cluster is about the same brightness as S Doradus.
 A little further away is NGC 1916.
 Another LBV, R85, is just two arc-minutes away.
This rich star-forming region also hosts a third Wolf–Rayet star, at least 10 other supergiants, and at least 10 class O stars.

S Doradus has a number of close companion stars.
The Washington Double Star Catalog lists two 11th magnitude stars 5" away, which at the distance of the LMC is about four light years.
A much closer companion has been found using the Hubble Space Telescope Fine Guidance Sensor, 1.7" away and four magnitudes fainter.
 There are other nearby stars, most notably a 12th magnitude OB supergiant at 13".
S Doradus is the brightest member of the open cluster NGC 1910, also known as the LH41 stellar association, visible in binoculars as a bright condensation within the main bar of the LMC. This is within the N119 emission nebula, which has a distinctive spiral shape. It is one of the visually brightest individual stars in the LMC, at some times the brightest.  There are only a handful of other 9th magnitude stars in the LMC, such as the yellow hypergiant HD 33579.
There are several compact clusters near S Doradus, within the general NGC 1910/LH41 association. The closest is less than four arc-minutes away, contains two out of the three WO stars in the entire LMC, and the entire cluster is about the same brightness as S Doradus.  A little further away is NGC 1916.  Another LBV, R85, is just two arc-minutes away. This rich star-forming region also hosts a third Wolf–Rayet star, at least 10 other supergiants, and at least 10 class O stars.
S Doradus has a number of close companion stars. The Washington Double Star Catalog lists two 11th magnitude stars 5" away, which at the distance of the LMC is about four light years. A much closer companion has been found using the Hubble Space Telescope Fine Guidance Sensor, 1.7" away and four magnitudes fainter.  There are other nearby stars, most notably a 12th magnitude OB supergiant at 13".
S Doradus