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71 Orionis

Altitude: -11.5°   Azimuth: 322.5°   Direction: North-West

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

71 Orionis visual magnitude is 5.2. Because of its reltive faintness, 71 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 71 Orionis is -0.098 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.188 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 71 Orionis star
DSS2 image of 71 Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of 71 Orionis during the next 1000 years (-1.63 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.13 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 71 Orionis

5.2
Main-sequence

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

Altitude: -11.5°
Azimuth: 322.5°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 71 Orionis

71 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 71 Orionis are provided in the following table:

06h 14m 50s
+19° 09’ 23”
191.8°
0.92°
Orion

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 71 Orionis in the sky:

Finder chart 71 Orionis star
Simplified finder chart for 71 Orionis.

Visibility of 71 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 71 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: 70.8°
Max altitude: 57.7°
Azimuth: 289.2°

Distance of 71 Orionis from the Sun and relative movement

71 Orionis is distant 68.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

21.13 pc
68.88 ly
36 km/s
-0.098 arcsec/year
-0.188 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 71 Orionis

71 Orionis belongs to spectral class F6 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

3.58
F6V
6674K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 71 Orionis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 71 Orionis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

71 Orionis star system properties

71 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 71 Orionis double sysyem:

5.2
10.8
5.6
25.4 arcsec

Alternative designations of 71 Orionis

SAO95432
SAO95432