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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:57 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:56
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δ Orionis (delta Orionis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 8:27 | Tran: 14:23 | Set: 20:20
Alt: -16.69°   Az: 68.35°   Direction: East-North-East

δ Orionis is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Orion.

δ Orionis visual magnitude is 6.85. Because of its faintness, δ Orionis is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of δ Orionis (delta Orionis) star
DSS2 image of δ Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Orionis during the next 100000 years (15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 33m 18s
-00° 16’ 03”
16h 11m 38s
21h 44m 56s

J2000

05h 32m 00s
-00° 17’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

203.84°
-17.73°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Orionis (delta Orionis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.85
Main-sequence

B2V
12692K

Star System Properties

δ 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 δ Orionis double sysyem:

6.85
11.45
4.6
51.7 arcsec

Alternative Designations

δ Orionis
(delta Orionis)
SAO132221
SAO132221

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 90.3°
Max altitude: 38.3°
Azimuth: 269.7°