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π1 Orionis (pi1 Orionis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 12:45 | Tran: 19:35 | Set: 2:29
Alt: -23.59°   Az: 329.15°   Direction: North-North-West

π1 Orionis is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Orion.

π1 Orionis visual magnitude is 4.65. Because of its moderate brightness, π1 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 π1 Orionis (pi1 Orionis) star
DSS2 image of π1 Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of π1 Orionis during the next 1000 years (0.77 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.20 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 56m 16s
+10° 11’ 22”
10h 05m 55s
15h 02m 12s

J2000

04h 54m 53s
+10° 09’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

189.34°
-20.25°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for π1 Orionis (pi1 Orionis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.65
Hypergiant

1.81
A0V
9125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where π1 Orionis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of π1 Orionis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

π1 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 π1 Orionis double sysyem:

4.65
8.85
4.2
171.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π1 Orionis is distant 120.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

36.98
120.56
13 km/s
0.046 arcsec/y
-0.132"/y

Alternative Designations

π1 Orionis
(pi1 Orionis)
SAO94201
SAO94201

Visibility from Your Location

Today's π1 Orionis (pi1 Orionis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.8°
Max altitude: 48.7°
Azimuth: 280.2°