Constellations
Orion's Belt
In Orion
Also known as orions belt, three kings, three sisters.
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The constellation in a clear night sky over the hills: its lines draw themselves one on every beat, its real stars twinkle with the part of the song their colour answers, the Milky Way glows and a shooting star crosses on the big moments.
About Orion's Belt
- What it is
- A star pattern: Three stars in a row across the Hunter's waist
- Family
- Famous star patterns
- Where
- Along the celestial equator: seen from both hemispheres
- Highest in the sky
- At about 9 pm in January
- Centre
- Right ascension 5h 36m, declination −1° 09′
- The figure
- 3 stars joined by 2 lines
- Brightest star
- Alnilam, magnitude 1.70
It sits in Orion.
Its stars
Brightest first. A smaller magnitude is a brighter star; the visualizer sizes and colours each one by these.
- Alnilam (ε Ori)mag 1.70
- Alnitak (ζ Ori)mag 1.91
- Mintaka (δ Ori)mag 2.21
Every star's place, brightness and colour is the Yale Bright Star Catalogue's; the figure is the IAU's, through d3-celestial (credited on the licences page). Constellations template · Every constellation