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μ Orionis (mu Orionis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 13:55 | Tran: 20:43 | Set: 3:34
Alt: -14.15°   Az: 306.45°   Direction: North-West

μ Orionis is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Orion.

μ Orionis visual magnitude is 4.12. Because of its moderate brightness, μ 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.

Image of μ Orionis (mu Orionis) star
DSS2 image of μ Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Orionis during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 03m 45s
+09° 38’ 44”
08h 30m 49s
14h 34m 35s

J2000

06h 02m 22s
+09° 38’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

198.68°
-6.31°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for μ Orionis (mu Orionis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.12
Main-sequence

0.78
A2V
8486K

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

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

Star System Properties

μ Orionis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the μ Orionis double sysyem:

4.12
5.92
1.8
0.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

μ Orionis is distant 151.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 45 kilometers per second.

46.53
151.70
45 km/s
0.015 arcsec/y
-0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

μ Orionis
(mu Orionis)
SAO113389
SAO113389

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 80.4°
Max altitude: 48.2°
Azimuth: 279.6°