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ν Orionis (nu Orionis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 22:44 | Tran: 6:03 | Set: 13:18
Alt: -18.30°   Az: 327.82°   Direction: North-North-West

ν Orionis is a main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Orion.

ν Orionis visual magnitude is 4.42. Because of its moderate brightness, ν 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 ν Orionis (nu Orionis) star
DSS2 image of ν Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Orionis during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 08m 59s
+14° 45’ 48”
09h 53m 53s
16h 02m 53s

J2000

06h 07m 34s
+14° 46’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

194.81°
-2.72°

Finder Chart

Finder chart ν Orionis (nu Orionis) star
Simplified finder chart for ν Orionis (nu Orionis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.42
Main-sequence

-1.65
B3V
12902K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Orionis is distant 534.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

163.93
534.43
24 km/s
0.006 arcsec/y
-0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

ν Orionis
(nu Orionis)
SAO95259
SAO95259

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 75.2°
Max altitude: 53.3°
Azimuth: 284.8°