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Orion's Belt is made up of 3 main stars.

From left to right as seen from Earth :-

  • Zeta Orionis or Alnitak is a triple system of 2 blue supergiant stars of spectral type O9 and a smaller blue/white giant star of type B0 III. It is approx. 800 light years away.
  • Epsilon Orionis or Alnilam is a blue/white supergiant star of spectral type B0 Iab. It is approx 1,300 light years from Earth.
  • Deta Orionis or Mintaka is a binary system of a bright blue giant star of spectral type O.5 III and a blue/white star of type B2 V. It is approx. 900 light years from us.
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