• 05h 53m 00.28s −05° 59′ 41.4″ 9.69 66 K7V/M0V has 2 planets V586 Ori V586 37258 05h 36m 59.25s −06° 09′ 16.4″ 9.77 A3V UX Orionis star, Vmax = 9.48m,...
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    Bellatrix (redirect from Γ Orionis)
    red supergiant Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis). It has the Bayer designation γ Orionis, which is Latinized to Gamma Orionis. With a slightly variable magnitude...
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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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    name FU Orionis is a variable star designation in the Argelander system, which are assigned sequentially as new variables are discovered. FU Orionis is about...
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    HD 40372, also known as 59 Orionis, V1004 Orionis and HR 2100, is a variable star in the constellation Orion. Its apparent magnitude varies between magnitude...
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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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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    11 Orionis is a solitary Ap star in the equatorial constellation of Orion, near the border with Taurus. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent...
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    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...
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    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...
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    Sh 2-264 (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...
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    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...
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    Nu OrionisOrionis) is a binary star system in the northeastern part of the constellation Orion. It should not be confused with the variable star NU...
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  • −00° 29′ 34.0″ 4.15 −1.15 375 A2V ζ Mon ζ 29 67594 39863 08h 08m 35.66s −02° 59′ 01.6″ 4.36 −4.41 1852 G2Ib ε Mon A ε 8 44769 30419 06h 23m 46.10s +04° 35′ 34...
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    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...
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    nebula region is likely excited by the hot young star (YSO) called c Orionis, 42 Orionis or HD 37018 in NGC 1977, which appears as a 4.6 magnitude star some...
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    star Mintaka in the constellation Orion (genitive Orionis) is also known as Delta Orionis or 34 Orionis. Many languages have a genitive case, including...
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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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  • Omicron2 Orionis (ο2 Ori) is a solitary star in the constellation Orion. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.06, which is bright enough to be seen...
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    69 Orionis is a single star in the equatorial constellation of Orion, positioned a couple of degrees to the north of Xi Orionis. It has the Bayer designation...
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    Pi2 Orionis (π2 Ori, π2 Orionis) is the Bayer designation for a solitary star in the equatorial constellation of Orion. Although the Bright Star Catalogue...
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    it as: "Dark mass, diam. 4′, on nebulous strip extending south from ζ Orionis", cataloguing the dark nebula as Barnard 33. The dark cloud of dust and...
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    Pi6 Orionis (π6 Ori, π6 Orionis) is a solitary star in the eastern part of the constellation Orion. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual...
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    G 99-47 (redirect from V1201 Orionis)
    G 99-47 (V1201 Orionis) is a nearby degenerate star (white dwarf) of spectral class DAP8 (DAP8.9, or DAP8.7), the single known component of the system...
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    just the first three letters of the constellation name: Ori for Orion/Orionis, Ara for Ara/Arae, and Com for Coma Berenices/Comae Berenices. In some...
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    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...
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    Belt and Sword of Orion. The end of the handle is at ι Orionis, with the far rim at η Orionis.[citation needed] The four central stars in Hercules, Epsilon...
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    Orionis β β Orionis foot (left foot of Orion) 282 -8S 08° 0.12 12 Capella Aurigae α α Aurigae little she-goat 281 46N 46° 0.71 13 Bellatrix Orionis γγ...
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