There are 81 stars in the constellation which appear in the Bayer/Flamsteed catalogues. Eight of these are brighter than an apparent magnitude of 3.0 The seven which from the notable hour-glass outline are:
Of course, as with any constellation, there are stars which are so faint that they have not yet been detected and so have not had their magnitudes measured.
Orion is a pattern or shape suggested by at least 8 major stars and several dimmer ones, each with its own unique apparent visual magnitude.
a stars brightness as seen from Earth
Apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude.
Saiph is a star in the constellation Orion with an apparent magnitude of 2.2; represents on of Orion's feet
Negative The apparent magnitude of our sun is -26.73 whereas Vega is +0.03
Orion is a pattern or shape suggested by at least 8 major stars and several dimmer ones, each with its own unique apparent visual magnitude.
Rigel is the brightest star in Orion and the sixth brightest star in the sky, with an apparent magnitude of 0.18.
Orion is a pattern or shape suggested by at least 8 major stars and several dimmer ones, each with its own unique apparent visual magnitude.
"Orion" is the label given to a certain pattern of stars, and to a precisely defined region of the sky. Either way, Orion comprises a huge number of individual stars, and each and every one of them has its own magnitude.
The question is: Why is the apparent magnitude of some stars less than their absolute magnitude. Or: Why do some stars not look as bright as they really are ? The answer is: Because they're so far away from us.
a stars brightness as seen from Earth
Apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude.
Saiph is a star in the constellation Orion with an apparent magnitude of 2.2; represents on of Orion's feet
The apparent brightness of stars is called "apparent magnitude", and it is written with a lowercase "m" after the number.
It is actually absolute magnitude, opposed to apparent magnitude which is how much light stars appear to give off.
The apparent brightness of stars is called "apparent magnitude", and it is written with a lowercase "m" after the number.
a star with apparent magnitude of 6 or less, the lesser the magnitude the brighter the star