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Mintaka - δ Orionis (delta Orionis)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 20:41 | Tran: 2:41 | Set: 8:38
Alt: 8.53°   Az: 258.67°   Direction: West-South-West

Mintaka, also designated as δ Orionis (delta Orionis), is a variable and multiple bright giant star of spectral class O9 in the constellation of Orion.

Mintaka visual magnitude is 2.23, making it the 67th brightest star in the sky. Because of its brightness, Mintaka 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 Mintaka - δ Orionis (delta Orionis) star
DSS2 image of Mintaka. The red arrow shows the motion of Mintaka during the next 100000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 33m 16s
-00° 16’ 57”
05h 03m 25s
10h 36m 42s

J2000

05h 32m 00s
-00° 17’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

203.86°
-17.74°

Finder Chart

Finder chart Mintaka - δ Orionis (delta Orionis) star
Simplified finder chart for Mintaka - δ Orionis (delta Orionis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.23
Bright giant

-5.01
O9II
14087K

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

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

Star System Properties

Mintaka 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 Mintaka double sysyem:

2.23
6.83
4.6
51.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Mintaka is distant 915.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

280.90
915.73
16 km/s
0.001 arcsec/y
-0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Mintaka
δ Orionis
(delta Orionis)
SAO132220
SAO132220

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Mintaka - 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: 38.2°
Azimuth: 269.7°