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Sunset: 20:41
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ζ Orionis (zeta Orionis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 9:27 | Tran: 15:15 | Set: 21:04
Alt: -37.36°   Az: 27.01°   Direction: North-North-East

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

ζ Orionis visual magnitude is 4.21. Because of its moderate brightness, ζ 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 ζ Orionis (zeta Orionis) star
DSS2 image of ζ Orionis. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Orionis during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 42m 02s
-01° 55’ 52”
13h 24m 42s
19h 06m 44s

J2000

05h 40m 45s
-01° 56’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

206.45°
-16.59°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ Orionis (zeta Orionis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.21
Hypergiant

B0III
10125K

Star System Properties

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

4.21
6.41
2.2
2.4 arcsec

Alternative Designations

ζ Orionis
(zeta Orionis)

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 91.9°
Max altitude: 36.6°
Azimuth: 268.1°