That would be Alnilam around 1300 lights years distant.
The brightest star in Orion is Rigel.
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.
Betelgeuse is not the farthest star from Earth. It is a red supergiant star located in the constellation of Orion, approximately 642.5 light years away from us. There are other stars much farther away from Earth in our galaxy.
Rigel is the brightest star in Orion, Betelgeuse is the 2nd brightest
The "knee star" in Orion is actually a famous triple star system called Alnitak, located in Orion's Belt. Alnitak is one of the brightest stars in the Orion constellation and is known for its blue color and being part of the distinct three-star pattern that forms Orion's Belt.
In the Orion constellation, the closest star is Bellatrix, located about 240 light-years away, while the farthest prominent star, Betelgeuse, is approximately 642 light-years distant. The difference in distance between these two stars is roughly 402 light-years. This highlights the vast range of distances among stars within the same constellation.
The brightest star in Orion is Rigel.
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.
Orion is a constellation - a group of stars, not a single star.
Orion is a constellation, not a star. Betelgeuse, the red giant at the left shoulder of Orion, is a supergiant.
Farthest Star was created in 1975.
The largest star in Orion is Betelgeuse with a solar radii of 1,180.
The dimmest star is Orion is HD 37605 with an apparentmagnitude of 8.69
Betelgeuse is not the farthest star from Earth. It is a red supergiant star located in the constellation of Orion, approximately 642.5 light years away from us. There are other stars much farther away from Earth in our galaxy.
Rigel is the brightest star in Orion, Betelgeuse is the 2nd brightest
The "knee star" in Orion is actually a famous triple star system called Alnitak, located in Orion's Belt. Alnitak is one of the brightest stars in the Orion constellation and is known for its blue color and being part of the distinct three-star pattern that forms Orion's Belt.
You've used the unscientific word "near" in the question, which opens up the answer to opinion, judgement, and debate. I'll put it this way, and then you can decide for yourself whether you'll call it 'near': -- The farthest that anything in the sky can possibly be from the North Star is 180 degrees. -- The region of the sky labeled 'Orion' on official constellation maps ranges between 67° and 101° from the North Star. -- The average of that area is 84° from the North Star, or about 47% as far from it as anything can possibly be. -- In particular, the 'belt' of Orion is almost exactly 1/2 of the sky away from the North Star. -- So roughly half of everything in the sky is nearer to the North Star than Orion is.