14 Orionis

Below the horizon. Rise: 7:53 | Tran: 14:35 | Set: 21:16

Alt: -29.76° Az: 352.98° Direction: North

14 Orionis is a double star of spectral class A in the constellation of Orion.

14 Orionis visual magnitude is 5.34. Because of its faintness, 14 Orionis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 14 Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of 14 Orionis during the next 10000 years (4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 09m 15s

Declination +08° 31’ 47”

Hour Angle 11h 35m 21s

Sidereal Time 16h 44m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 07m 52s

Declination +08° 29’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 192.67°

Galactic Latitude -18.48°

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Finder chart for 14 Orionis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.34

Class

14 Orionis is also a so called metallic star.

Absolute magnitude 1.47

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) 0.33

Temperature 7276K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 14 Orionis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 14 Orionis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

14 Orionis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 14 Orionis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.34

Secondary star magnitude 6.14

Magnitude difference 0.8

Separation 0.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

14 Orionis is distant 193.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 59.38

Distance (light year) 193.59

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.065"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 14 Orionis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD33054

SAO Catalogue SAO112440

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23879

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+08 866

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3711

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 14 Orionis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.5° RISE 7:53

Max altitude: 47.0° TRANSIT 14:35

Azimuth: 278.5° SET 21:16

Set Location

Other stars in Orion