• Thumbnail for 42 Orionis
    42 Orionis is a class B1V (blue main-sequence) star in the constellation Orion. Its apparent magnitude is 4.59 and it is approximately 900 light years...
    6 KB (448 words) - 23:26, 14 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Orion's Sword
    in the constellation Orion. It comprises three stars (42 Orionis, Theta Orionis, and Iota Orionis) and M42, the Orion Nebula, which together are thought...
    8 KB (966 words) - 17:57, 7 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Sh2-279
    image box.) Other massive stars include the yellow giant 45 Orionis and the variable KX Orionis. One candidate proplyd was discovered in NGC 1977 with the...
    9 KB (1,038 words) - 02:45, 29 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Orion (constellation)
    Eta Orionis. Orion's Sword contains the Orion Nebula, the Messier 43 nebula, the Running Man Nebula, and the stars Theta Orionis, Iota Orionis, and 42 Orionis...
    46 KB (5,179 words) - 10:01, 12 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Orion OB1
    Orion OB1c - the stars in Orion's Sword that are created by 42 Orionis, θ Orionis, and ι Orionis. These stars are about 3-6 million years old. Orion OB1d...
    6 KB (540 words) - 18:48, 20 April 2024
  • 0.65 d FU Ori FU 05h 45m 22.36s +09° 04′ 12.4″ 9.60 F0Iab prototype FU Orionis star BF Ori BF 26403 05h 37m 13.26s −06° 35′ 00.6″ 9.69 A7III UX Ori star...
    51 KB (100 words) - 02:08, 16 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Proplyd
    confirmed proplyds. It was also the first instance where a B-type star, 42 Orionis is responsible for the photoevaporation. In addition, 4 clear and 4 candidate...
    25 KB (2,540 words) - 18:55, 20 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Iota Orionis
    Iota OrionisOrionis, abbreviated ι Ori) is a multiple star system in the equatorial constellation of Orion the hunter. It is the eighth-brightest member...
    20 KB (1,728 words) - 08:45, 28 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for B-type main-sequence star
    listed "dagger standards" of Tau Scorpii (B0 V), Omega Scorpii (B1 V), 42 Orionis (B1 V), 22 Scorpii (B3 V), Rho Aurigae (B5 V), and 18 Tauri (B8 V). The...
    12 KB (1,375 words) - 10:26, 30 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Alnilam
    Alnilam (redirect from Epsilon Orionis)
    constellation of Orion. It has the Bayer designation ε Orionis, which is Latinised to Epsilon Orionis and abbreviated Epsilon Ori or ε Ori. This is a massive...
    15 KB (1,407 words) - 02:00, 14 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Betelgeuse
    Betelgeuse (redirect from Alpha Orionis)
    at near-infrared wavelengths. Its Bayer designation is α Orionis, Latinised to Alpha Orionis and abbreviated Alpha Ori or α Ori. With a radius 760 times...
    172 KB (18,268 words) - 15:21, 23 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Sigma Orionis
    Sigma Orionis or Sigma Ori (σ Orionis, σ Ori) is a multiple star system in the constellation Orion, consisting of the brightest members of a young open...
    38 KB (4,387 words) - 18:51, 20 April 2024
  • Fang, Min; Facchini, Stefano (2016-07-20). "Proplyds Around a B1 Star: 42 Orionis in NGC 1977". The Astrophysical Journal. 826 (1): L15. arXiv:1606.08271...
    18 KB (2,196 words) - 00:36, 20 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Orion Nebula
    Orion Nebula (redirect from Messier 42)
    on Theta1 Orionis C, which lies on the side of an elongated molecular cloud in a cavity formed by the massive young stars. (Theta1 Orionis C emits 3-4...
    45 KB (4,799 words) - 05:54, 19 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for V380 Orionis
    V380 Orionis B, is a small, cool object of spectral type M5 or M6 that is either a red dwarf or brown dwarf. One of the component stars of V380 Orionis appears...
    10 KB (1,066 words) - 13:45, 25 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for Phi1 Orionis
    Phi1 Orionis is a binary star system in the constellation Orion, positioned less than a degree to the south of Meissa. It is visible to the naked eye...
    8 KB (545 words) - 23:38, 1 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Chi1 Orionis
    Chi1 Orionis (χ1 Ori, χ1 Orionis) is a star about 28 light years away. It is in the constellation Orion, where it can be seen in the tip of the hunter's...
    12 KB (843 words) - 17:24, 25 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for Nu Orionis
    should not be confused with the variable star NU Orionis. Nu Orionis has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.42, which is bright enough to be seen with the naked...
    10 KB (719 words) - 16:49, 12 August 2023
  • Thumbnail for Eta Orionis
    Eta Orionis or Algjebbah, Latinized from η Orionis, is a multiple star in the constellation Orion. It lies a little to the west of Orion's Belt between...
    9 KB (730 words) - 03:07, 2 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Xi Orionis
    Xi OrionisOrionis) is a binary star system in the northeastern part of the constellation of Orion, well above the red giant star Betelgeuse in the...
    7 KB (458 words) - 08:17, 21 October 2022
  • Thumbnail for 22 Orionis
    22 Orionis is a binary star in the equatorial constellation of Orion. It has the Bayer designation o Orionis, while 22 Orionis is the Flamsteed designation...
    8 KB (692 words) - 14:06, 12 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for Omicron1 Orionis
    Omicron1 Orionis (ο1 Ori) is a binary star in the northeastern corner of the constellation Orion. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual...
    10 KB (671 words) - 05:23, 2 December 2022
  • Thumbnail for Sh2-264
    Sh2-264 (redirect from Lambda Orionis Ring)
    the Lambda Orionis Ring seen by the Spitzer Space Telescope. Young stars are forming in this region. Barnard 35, a part of the Lambda Orionis Ring seen...
    4 KB (488 words) - 11:23, 21 January 2023
  • Thumbnail for Chi2 Orionis
    Chi2 Orionis (Chi2 Ori / χ2 Orionis / χ2 Ori) /kaɪ.tuːˈɒraɪ/ is a B-type supergiant star in the constellation of Orion. It has an apparent visual magnitude...
    10 KB (753 words) - 02:52, 15 August 2023
  • Thumbnail for Pi4 Orionis
    Pi4 Orionis (π4 Ori, π4 Orionis) is a binary star system in the western part of the Orion constellation. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent...
    9 KB (569 words) - 13:16, 27 October 2022
  • suspected δ Sct variable, ΔV = 0.01m HR 2142 V696 41335 28744 06h 04m 13.50s −06° 42′ 32.2″ 5.19 −2.06 918 B2Vne+ unique variable 77 Ori (77) 45416 30717 06h 27m...
    41 KB (111 words) - 18:09, 13 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for 56 Orionis
    56 Orionis is a single, variable star in the equatorial constellation of Orion. It has an orange hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent...
    8 KB (606 words) - 05:47, 27 March 2022
  • 74 Orionis is a single star in the equatorial constellation of Orion. It has the Bayer designation k Orionis, while 74 Orionis is the Flamsteed designation...
    8 KB (719 words) - 16:04, 26 February 2023
  • Thumbnail for Omega Orionis
    a result of its rapid rotation, Omega Orionis is a Be class star. Among the stars of this class, Omega Orionis was the first where the magnetic field...
    9 KB (624 words) - 03:46, 29 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Phi2 Orionis
    Phi2 Orionis is a star in the constellation Orion, where it forms a small triangle on the celestial sphere with the nearby Meissa and Phi1 Orionis. This...
    6 KB (354 words) - 05:45, 27 March 2022