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Orion lies deep within the Milky Way Galaxy. Indeed, it is a mere 1500 light years from us. The rim of our galaxy is some 20,000 light years away. Our sun is on one side of a spur of the Perseus arm named Orion, while the Orion Nebula is (I believe) in that same spur. Cf. link below.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe Orion star does not exist - the Orion constellation is visible to most people.
The exact answer depends on where you are and what time of year it is. First of all you must be in the Northern Hemisphere. At the time of this writing (December) Orion rises rather late, and it does not reach its zenith until after midnight, but it is one of the easiest constellations to find. Look for three stars in roughly a straight vertical line. The two lower stars are of apparently the same magnitude, and the highest star is slightly less bright. That's Orion's Belt. The other four stars of Orion are around it like a box.
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∙ 15y agoThe galaxy which contains our Sun is the Milky Way galaxy.
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∙ 14y agoRigel is a triple star system
σ Ori A is a quadruple star system.
Mintaka is a multiple star system with an eclipsing binary variable star.
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∙ 13y agoRigel, which is also known as Beta Orionis, is a B-type blue supergiant
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∙ 15y agoOrion has a number of blue white stars. The most well known, brightest, and the one you are referring to is Rigel.
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Where is betelgeuse located in the hunter Orion?
Betelgeuse marks the "Hunter's" right shoulder. For a northern-Hemisphere observer viewing the constellation, it's the bright, reddish star in the upper-left corner of Orion's main rectangle.
What is the red supergiant star in the constellation Orion?
Rigel (beta Orionis) is the brightest star in the constellation Orion and one of the brightest stars in the sky.
Does betelegeus emit or reflect light?
It's a star, so it makes its own light. It's a Red Giant, so a very big star, and visible in November/December onwards each year in Orion. Compare its colour with Rigel at the opposite corner of Orion. The colours show up better in binoculars.
What is the star in Orion's shoulder called?
Betelgeuse is the red supergiant star at Orion's right shoulder, with Bellatrix - a blue giant - as the left shoulder. If would seem logical that Orion is depicted as facing us.
What was the star Orion known as the armpit of the giant?
Betelguese
What red star is in Orion?
Its famous red star is Betelgeuse, a red giant and very noticeably red when you look at it. It is in the top left corner of Orion.
Supergiant star in Orion?
Its famous super giant star is Betelgeuse, a red giant and very noticeably red when you look at it. It is in the top left corner of Orion.
Which is the brightest star in Orion?
The brightest star in Orion is Rigel.
Where is the star Rigel found at from earth?
It is found at the southwest corner of the rectangle that forms the most prominent feature of the constellation of Orion.
How do they know if the Orion is a star or not?
Orion is a constellation - a group of stars, not a single star.
Does Orion have any prominent stars?
Orion is the most prominent constellation in the sky, so it has lots of prominent stars. Two in particular stand out. They are Rigel and Betelgeuse. Rigel is a very bright star in the bottom right corner, the brightest star in Orion. In the top left is Betelgeuse, also very bright but noticeably different in colour to Rigel, as it is a red giant star.
''Is Orion a low mass star''?
Orion is a constellation, not a star. Betelgeuse, the red giant at the left shoulder of Orion, is a supergiant.
Which is the dimmest star in Orion?
The dimmest star is Orion is HD 37605 with an apparentmagnitude of 8.69
What is the biggest star in Orion?
The largest star in Orion is Betelgeuse with a solar radii of 1,180.
Which constellation is rigel found?
In Orion, on the lower right as seen from the northern hemisphere, a bright white-coloured star. Compare Betelgeuse at the opposite corner of Orion, a red giant. The colours are more visible in binoculars.
Where is betelgeuse located in the hunter Orion?
Betelgeuse marks the "Hunter's" right shoulder. For a northern-Hemisphere observer viewing the constellation, it's the bright, reddish star in the upper-left corner of Orion's main rectangle.
What star is below Orion's belt?
Right below (under) Orion's belt is the Orion Nebula- when viewed with the naked eye it looks just like a star- but it is actually consists of many star(s), dust & clouds. The really bright star in Orion (Orion's "left foot") is the 6th brightest star in the sky- Rigel.
