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16 Orionis

Above the horizon.  Rise: 23:28 | Tran: 6:20 | Set: 13:08
Alt: 35.99°   Az: 124.93°   Direction: South-East

16 Orionis is a variable and multiple star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Orion.

16 Orionis visual magnitude is 5.43. Because of its faintness, 16 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.

Image of 16 Orionis star
DSS2 image of 16 Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of 16 Orionis during the next 10000 years (10.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 10m 41s
+09° 51’ 33”
21h 10m 42s
02h 21m 23s

J2000

05h 09m 19s
+09° 49’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

191.69°
-17.46°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 16 Orionis star
Simplified finder chart for 16 Orionis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.43

1.77
A2
7866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 16 Orionis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 16 Orionis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

16 Orionis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 16 Orionis double sysyem:

5.43
9.93
4.5
168 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

16 Orionis is distant 175.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

53.94
175.84
37 km/s
0.064 arcsec/y
-0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO112467
SAO112467

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 16 Orionis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 80.1°
Max altitude: 48.4°
Azimuth: 279.9°