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33 Orionis

Altitude: -4.6°   Azimuth: 78.9°   Direction: East

33 Orionis is a multiple sub-giant star in the constellation of Orion.

33 Orionis visual magnitude is 5.46. Because of its reltive faintness, 33 Orionis should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of 33 Orionis is 0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 33 Orionis star
DSS2 image of 33 Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of 33 Orionis during the next 100000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 33 Orionis

5.46
Sub-giant

33 Orionis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -4.6°
Azimuth: 78.9°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 33 Orionis

33 Orionis is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 33 Orionis are provided in the following table:

05h 31m 14s
+03° 17’ 31”
200.48°
-16.17°
Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 33 Orionis in the sky:

Finder chart 33 Orionis star
Simplified finder chart for 33 Orionis.

Visibility of 33 Orionis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 33 Orionis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 86.7°
Max altitude: 41.8°
Azimuth: 273.3°

Distance of 33 Orionis from the Sun and relative movement

33 Orionis is distant 1,567.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

480.77 pc
1,567.31 ly
20 km/s
0.001 arcsec/year
0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 33 Orionis

33 Orionis belongs to spectral class B1 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-2.95
B1IV
13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 33 Orionis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 33 Orionis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

33 Orionis star system properties

33 Orionis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 33 Orionis double sysyem:

5.46
6.46
1
1.9 arcsec

Alternative designations of 33 Orionis

SAO112861
SAO112861