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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:05 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:48
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Hatysa - ι Orionis (iota Orionis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 9:22 | Tran: 14:50 | Set: 20:19
Alt: -31.19°   Az: 55.40°   Direction: North-East

Hatysa, also designated as ι Orionis (iota Orionis), is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class O9 in the constellation of Orion.

Hatysa visual magnitude is 2.77. Because of its brightness, Hatysa is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Hatysa - ι Orionis (iota Orionis) star
DSS2 image of Hatysa. The red arrow shows the motion of Hatysa during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 36m 40s
-05° 53’ 42”
15h 00m 14s
20h 36m 55s

J2000

05h 35m 26s
-05° 54’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

209.52°
-19.58°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Hatysa - ι Orionis (iota Orionis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.77
Giant

-5.28
O9III
14633K

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

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

Star System Properties

Hatysa 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 Hatysa double sysyem:

2.77
7.27
4.5
11.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Hatysa is distant 1,325.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

406.50
1,325.20
22 km/s
0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Hatysa
ι Orionis
(iota Orionis)
SAO132323
SAO132323

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 95.9°
Max altitude: 32.6°
Azimuth: 264.1°