χ1 Orionis (chi1 Orionis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:09 | Tran: 14:58 | Set: 22:46

Alt: 4.49° Az: 297.36° Direction: West-North-West

χ1 Orionis is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Orion.

χ1 Orionis visual magnitude is 4.41. Because of its moderate brightness, χ1 Orionis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of χ1 Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of χ1 Orionis during the next 1000 years (-3.15 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.40 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 55m 53s

Declination +20° 16’ 44”

Hour Angle 07h 17m 07s

Sidereal Time 13h 13m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 54m 22s

Declination +20° 16’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 188.46°

Galactic Latitude -2.73°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for χ1 Orionis (chi1 Orionis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.41

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 4.72

Spectral Type G0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.59

Temperature 6007K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where χ1 Orionis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of χ1 Orionis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ1 Orionis is distant 28.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 8.66

Distance (light year) 28.24

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.189 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.084"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation χ1 Orionis
(chi1 Orionis)

Flamsteed designation 54 Orionis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39587

SAO Catalogue SAO77705

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27913

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 1162

Gliese Catalogue Gl 222 A

Visibility from Your Location

Today's χ1 Orionis (chi1 Orionis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.7° RISE 7:09

Max altitude: 58.8° TRANSIT 14:58

Azimuth: 290.3° SET 22:46

Set Location

Other stars in Orion