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What is a bright constellation represented by a hunter with a belt and sword?
The constellation you are referring to is Orion. It is a prominent winter constellation in the night sky, representing a hunter in Greek mythology. Orion is recognizable by three bright stars in a row that form his belt, and a sword hanging from his belt.
Write a short note on Orion the constellation?
This constellation looks like a hunter. It has three stars as a belt of the hunter. There are some faint stars below the belt forming the sword of the hunter. The two brightest stars of this constellation are Betelgeuse (Punarvasu) and Regel (Mrigshira)
What are facts about Orion?
Orion is a constellation named after the Greek hunter Orion. It resembles a hunter with a shield in his hand and a belt with three stars with a sword hanging from it.
What constellation is Mintaka in?
Orion the Hunter - it's part of his belt.
What is orion's belt?
Orion's Belt are the three bright stars in the center of the constellation Orion, the hunter. The center of the three stars is named Alnilam. Constellation
How did O'Ryan's Belt constellation get its name?
You mean 'Orion's Belt' - this is a group of stars, not a full constellation, and it got its name because it is part of the constellation called 'Orion', with Orion being a hunter.
How many stars are in the constellation Orion- The Hunter?
There are 23 in Orion the Hunter. but of those make up his belt.
Why is orion's belt called orion's belt?
Because it looks like the belt of the hunter Orion, as depicted in the stars of the constellation Orion.
How did constellation Ryan's Belt get its name?
It's not a constellation but a group of stars, and it's 'Orion's Belt', not 'Ryan's Belt' - you're heard it wrong. The formation 'Orion's Belt' is in the constellation 'Orion' - supposedly Orion was a great hunter who Zeus put up among the stars.
Why is The Hunter called The Hunter?
Orion is called the hunter because the shape of the Orion constellation looks like a person with bow and arrow in hands or maybe a sword and shield in his hand...JUST IMAGINE IT....
What constellation is known as the hunter?
The constellation Orion.
What is the name of the constellation that is the hunter?
Orion, the Hunter.
