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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:06 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:47
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λ Orionis (lambda Orionis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 8:05 | Tran: 14:54 | Set: 21:43
Alt: -3.99°   Az: 68.55°   Direction: East-North-East

λ Orionis is a variable and multiple hypergiant star of spectral class B0 in the constellation of Orion.

λ Orionis visual magnitude is 5.61. Because of its faintness, λ 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.

Image of λ Orionis (lambda Orionis) star
DSS2 image of λ Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Orionis during the next 100000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 36m 32s
+09° 56’ 59”
16h 41m 59s
22h 18m 31s

J2000

05h 35m 08s
+09° 56’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

195.05°
-12°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ Orionis (lambda Orionis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.61
Hypergiant

B0V
9652K

Star System Properties

λ 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 λ Orionis double sysyem:

5.61
7.61
2
4.4 arcsec

Alternative Designations

λ Orionis
(lambda Orionis)

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 80.1°
Max altitude: 48.5°
Azimuth: 279.9°