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Gamma Orionis (Bellatrix) is the third brightest star in the constellation Orion.

It is approximately 240 light years from Earth.

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What size is bellatrix?

Bellatrix is a star


How far away a star is?

Bellatrix, is the third brightest star in the constellation Orion. It is a blue giant and is around 240 light years from us.


How far away from earth is the bellatrix star?

The star Bellatrix, in Orion, is about 250 light years away from us. When we see it in our sky, we are not seeing it as it appears now, but actually how it appeared around the same time King George III of England issued his "Proclamation of 1763."


What elements are present in the star Bellatrix?

Bellatrix is a massive blue giant star located around 250 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Orion. It is primarily composed of hot, ionized hydrogen and helium gas. Additionally, Bellatrix may contain trace amounts of heavier elements such as carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen.


How old is bellatrix the star?

Bellatrix, also known as Gamma Orionis, is estimated to be around 20 to 25 million years old. It is a blue giant star located in the constellation Orion, approximately 243 light years away from Earth.


How big is Bellatrix?

Gamma Orionis (Bellatrix) is the third brightest star in the constellation Orion.It is about 5.7 times larger than our SunSee related link for a pictorial comparison. (Bellatrix is the blue star, and the Sun is in the centre)


What is the parsecs of the bellatrix star?

The "Amazon" star, Bellatrix, has a surface temperature around 40,000*F and has a mass ten times greater than that of our sun!


In which constellation would you find the star bellatrix?

Orion The name Bellatrix is Latin for female warrior. It is also known as the Amazon Star or Gamma Orionis


Is there a star with the name of Bellatrix?

Bellatrix is in the constellation of Orion.


What is the star in Orion called?

The other one is Bellatrix


What galaxy is the Bellatrix star In?

Bellatrix is in the same galaxy that we are in: the Milky Way. All the stars you see at night are in the Milky Way.


What is the color of Bellatrix?

Gamma Orionis (Bellatrix), is the third brightest star in the constellation Orion.Bellatrix has a spectral type of B2 and is a blue-white giant.See related link for a pictorial. (Bellatrix is the blue-white giant, whereas the small yellow one is the Sun)