The Hunter
Orion
Genitive: Orionis · abbreviation Ori
Best evening month
January
Visible from
77°S to 90°N
Centre RA
5h 35m 00s
Centre Dec
+13° 00′
In your sky
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Mythology & origin
Orion, the giant hunter of Greek myth, killed by a scorpion and placed opposite Scorpius so the two never share the sky. Contains Betelgeuse, Rigel and the Orion Nebula.
Ptolemy · Almagest, 2nd century AD
Brightest stars
- mag 0.18
Rigel
β Orionis · HIP 24436
- mag 0.45
Betelgeuse
α Orionis · HIP 27989
- mag 1.64
Bellatrix
γ Orionis · HIP 25336
- mag 1.69
Alnilam
ε Orionis · HIP 26311
- mag 1.74
Alnitak
ζ Orionis · HIP 26727
- mag 2.07
Saiph
κ Orionis · HIP 27366
- mag 2.25
Mintaka
δ Orionis · HIP 25930
- mag 2.75
Hatysa
ι Orionis · HIP 26241
- mag 3.19
Tabit
π3 Orionis · HIP 22449
- mag 3.35
Saif al Jabbar
η Orionis · HIP 25281
