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Orion (constellation) - Wikipedia Orion is a prominent set of stars visible during winter in the northern celestial hemisphere It is one of the 88 modern constellations; it was among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century AD CE astronomer Ptolemy It is named after a hunter in Greek mythology
Orion Constellation (the Hunter): Stars, Facts, Myth, Location . . . Orion, the Hunter, is one of the best known constellations in the sky Home to Orion's Belt, the Orion Nebula, and the bright stars Rigel and Betelgeuse, the constellation lies north of the celestial equator and is visible from both hemispheres
Orion | Location Facts | Britannica Orion, in astronomy, major constellation lying at about 5 hours 30 minutes right ascension and 0° declination, named for the Greek mythological hunter Orion is one of the most conspicuous constellations and contains many bright stars
Orion constellation complete guide There are few constellations that grab the attention quite like that icon of the winter heavens, Orion The glittering bright stars, the instantly recognisable ‘belt’ and the many glowing nebulae scattered within the Hunter’s boundaries all make Orion a wonder to behold on a frosty, dark night
Orion Constellation - NASA Science Orion, one of the most recognized constellations, is visible high in the night sky during winter It includes several prominent, bright stars including the red giant Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis) at upper left and blue giant Rigel (Beta Orionis) at lower right
Constellation: Orion Orion's seven brightest stars form a distinctive hourglass-shaped asterism, or pattern, in the night sky Four stars — Rigel, Betelgeuse, Bellatrix, and Saiph — form a large, roughly rectangular shape, at the center of which lie the three stars of Orion's Belt — Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka