and Pi Orionis), and instead of an arm marked out by Mu Orionis, he holds a club (Chi Orionis). His right leg is represented by Theta Orionis and his...
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List of stars in Orion (redirect from 5 Orionis)
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...
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Iota Orionis (ι Orionis, abbreviated ι Ori) is a multiple star system in the equatorial constellation of Orion the hunter. It is the eighth-brightest member...
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Chi Orionis (Chi Ori, χ Orionis, χ Ori) is the name of two stars: Chi1 Orionis (54 Orionis, HD 39587) Chi2 Orionis (62 Orionis, HD 41117) All of them were...
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Mintaka (redirect from Delta Orionis)
Mintaka /ˈmɪntəkə/, designation Delta Orionis (δ Orionis, abbreviated Delta Ori, δ Ori) and 34 Orionis (34 Ori), is a multiple star system some 1,200 light-years...
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asterism consisting of π3 Orionis, ο1 Orionis, ο2 Orionis, 6 Orionis, π1 Orionis, π2 Orionis, π4 Orionis, π5 Orionis and π6 Orionis. Consequently, the Chinese...
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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...
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Alnitak (redirect from Zeta orionis)
It has the designations ζ Orionis, which is Latinised to Zeta Orionis and abbreviated Zeta Ori or ζ Ori, and 50 Orionis, abbreviated 50 Ori. The system...
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designation θ Orionis (Theta Orionis) is shared by several astronomical objects, located near RA 05h 35m DEC −05° 24′: θ1 Orionis (41 Orionis), the Trapezium...
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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...
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Rigel (redirect from Beta Orionis)
constellation of Orion. It has the Bayer designation β Orionis, which is Latinized to Beta Orionis and abbreviated Beta Ori or β Ori. Rigel is the brightest...
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Bayer designation f Orionis is shared by two star systems in the constellation Orion: f1 Orionis (69 Orionis) f2 Orionis (72 Orionis) This article includes...
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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...
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Omicron Orionis refers to two distinct star systems in the constellation Orion: ο1 Orionis (4 Orionis), an M3S semiregular variable star ο2 Orionis (9 Orionis)...
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Upsilon Orionis (υ Ori, υ Orionis) is a star in the constellation Orion. It has the traditional name Thabit /ˈθeɪbɪt/ or Tabit (ﺛﺎﺑﺖ, Arabic for "the...
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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...
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Meissa (redirect from Lambda Orionis)
Meissa /ˈmaɪsə/, designated Lambda Orionis (λ Orionis, abbreviated Lambda Ori, λ Ori) is a star in the constellation of Orion. It is a multiple star approximately...
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Bayer designation Phi Orionis (φ Ori, φ Orionis) is shared by two star systems in the constellation Orion. Phi1 Orionis Phi2 Orionis The two stars are separated...
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its more famous neighbour the Trapezium Cluster, also known as θ1 Orionis. θ2 Orionis consists of three stars in a line, each about an arc-minute from...
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In stellar evolution, an FU Orionis star (also FU Orionis object, or FUor) is a pre–main-sequence star which displays an extreme change in magnitude and...
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Orionis (ψ Ori / ψ Orionis) is shared by two stars in the constellation Orion: 25 Orionis (ψ1), a Be star 30 Orionis (ψ2, often just called ψ Orionis)...
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The Lambda Orionis Cluster (also known as the Collinder 69) is an open star cluster located north-west of the star Betelgeuse in the constellation of...
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Orion variable (redirect from YY Orionis star)
metal that usually is destroyed by the nuclear fusion in the stars. FU Orionis stars or simply "Fuors", are Orion variables that rise 5–6 magnitudes,...
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evidently being mistakes in transliteration or copy errors. Alnitak (ζ Orionis) is a triple star system at the eastern end of Orion's belt and is 1,260...
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GW Orionis is a T Tauri type pre-main sequence hierarchical triple star system. It is associated with the Lambda Orionis star-forming region and has an...
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eclipses of a close binary pair. θ1 Orionis A has been assigned the variable star designation V1016 Orionis. θ1 Orionis A is a star system with three known...
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Tau Orionis (τ Ori, τ Orionis) is a solitary star in the constellation Orion. If an imaginary line is drawn north-west between the stars Rigel and Mintaka...
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Pi Orionis (π Ori, π Orionis) is a group of fairly widely scattered stars in the constellation Orion that constitute the asterism Orion's Shield or Orion's...
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Saiph (redirect from Kappa Orionis)
Saiph /ˈseɪf/, designation Kappa Orionis (κ Orionis, abbreviated Kappa Ori, κ Ori) and 53 Orionis (53 Ori), is the sixth-brightest star in the constellation...
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