66 Orionis

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:47 | Tran: 20:06 | Set: 2:29

Alt: 31.37° Az: 230.96° Direction: South-West

66 Orionis is a giant star of spectral class G4 in the constellation of Orion.

66 Orionis visual magnitude is 5.63. Because of its faintness, 66 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 66 Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of 66 Orionis during the next 100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 06m 18s

Declination +04° 09’ 18”

Hour Angle 02h 46m 42s

Sidereal Time 08h 53m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 04m 58s

Declination +04° 09’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 203.85°

Galactic Latitude -8.38°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.63

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -3.78

Spectral Type G4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 66 Orionis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 66 Orionis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

66 Orionis is distant 2,488.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 763.36

Distance (light year) 2,488.55

Radial Speed 33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 66 Orionis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD41380

SAO Catalogue SAO113430

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28814

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+04 1116

FK5 Catalogue 230

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 66 Orionis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 85.8° RISE 13:47

Max altitude: 42.7° TRANSIT 20:06

Azimuth: 274.2° SET 2:29

Set Location

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