Orion
Genitive: Orionis
Brightest star: Rigel
Mythology
The great hunter of Greek mythology, son of Poseidon. He boasted he could kill any creature on Earth, so Gaia sent a scorpion to slay him. Orion and Scorpius were placed on opposite sides of the sky.
Observing Highlights
One of the most spectacular constellations. Contains the Great Orion Nebula (M42/M43), Betelgeuse (red supergiant), Rigel (blue supergiant), the Horsehead Nebula, the Flame Nebula, and Mintaka-Alnilam-Alnitak forming the famous Belt.
Main Stars
20
Main Stars
20HIP 24436; Beta Ori; 19 Ori
HIP 27989; Alpha Ori; 58 Ori
HIP 25336; Gamma Ori; 24 Ori
HIP 26311; Epsilon Ori; 46 Ori
HIP 26727; Zeta Ori; 50 Ori
HIP 27366; Kappa Ori; 53 Ori
HIP 25930; Delta Ori; 34 Ori
HIP 26241; Iota Ori; 44 Ori
HIP 22449; Pi Ori; 1 Ori
HIP 25281; Eta Ori; 28 Ori
HIP 26207; Lambda Ori; 39 Ori
HIP 24674; Tau Ori; 20 Ori
HIP 22549; Pi Ori; 3 Ori
HIP 22797; Pi Ori; 8 Ori
HIP 26549; Sigma Ori; 48 Ori
HIP 22957; 9 Ori
HIP 26366; Phi2 Ori; 40 Ori
HIP 28614; Mu Ori; 61 Ori
HIP 25247; 29 Ori
HIP 25813; 32 Ori
Double Stars
15
Double Stars
15HIP 26207; Lambda Ori; 39 Ori
HIP 26235; Theta2 Ori; 43 Ori
HIP 25737; 31 Ori
HIP 24331; Rho Ori; 17 Ori
HIP 24436; Beta Ori; 19 Ori
HIP 25142; 23 Ori
HIP 26241; Iota Ori; 44 Ori
HIP 26727; Zeta Ori; 50 Ori
Variable Stars
6
Variable Stars
6HR 2063
HIP 27989; Alpha Ori; 58 Ori
HIP 23680
HIP 26063
HIP 30564
HIP 27341
Deep Sky Objects
30
Deep Sky Objects
30NGC 1976
NGC 1982