38 Orionis

38 Orionis is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Orion.

38 Orionis visual magnitude is 5.36. Because of its reltive faintness, 38 Orionis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 38 Orionis:

Color of 38 Orionis ⬤

Magnitude of 38 Orionis 5.36

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 38 Orionis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 32°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 38 Orionis

38 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 38 Orionis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 05h 34m 16s

Declination J2000 +03° 46’ 00”

Galactic Longitude 200.43°

Galactic Latitude -15.27°

Constellation Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 38 Orionis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 38 Orionis.

Visibility of 38 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 38 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: 86.2° RISE 7:46

Max altitude: 42.3° TRANSIT 14:03

Azimuth: 273.8° SET 20:20

RIGHT NOW 38 Orionis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 38 Orionis

The image below is a photograph of 38 Orionis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 38 Orionis is -0.031 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.018 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 38 Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of 38 Orionis during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 38 Orionis from the Sun and relative movement

38 Orionis is distant 344.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 105.82 pc

Distance (light year) 344.97 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.018 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 38 Orionis

38 Orionis belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 0.24

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.05

Temperature of 38 Orionis 9542K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 38 Orionis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 38 Orionis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 38 Orionis

Flamsteed designation 38 Orionis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD36777

SAO Catalogue SAO112904

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP26126

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+03 964

In Evidence

Other stars in Orion