Alnitak is a triple star system in the constellation of Orion. It has the designations ζ Orionis, which is Latinised to Zeta Orionis and abbreviated Zeta...
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Orion's Belt (section Alnitak)
consists of three bright and easily identifiable collinear star systems – Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka – nearly equally spaced in a line, spanning an angular...
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rectangular shape, at the center of which lies the three stars of Orion's Belt—Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka. His head is marked by an additional 8th star called...
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in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located just to the south of Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion...
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light-years from the Sun in the constellation of Orion. Together with Alnitak (Zeta Orionis) and Alnilam (Epsilon Orionis), the three stars form Orion's...
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2024-08-12. 800 000 times smaller angular diameter than that of Alnitak as seen from Earth. Alnitak is a blue star so it gives off a lot of light for its size...
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complex, illustrating the Orion Correlation Theory. From left to right: Alnitak on the Great Pyramid of Giza Alnilam on the pyramid of Khafre Mintaka on...
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(the open cluster Hyades) of Taurus and the three stars of Orion's Belt (Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka). Another way is to mentally draw a line from the...
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open cluster. It is found at the eastern end of the belt, south west of Alnitak and west of the Horsehead Nebula which it partially illuminates. The combined...
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Second 2.23 Mintaka ε Orionis Second 1.69 Alnilam ζ Orionis Second 1.70 Alnitak η Orionis Third 3.42 Algjebbah θ Orionis Third (Orion nebula) ι Orionis...
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