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... 14 KB (1,322 words) - 23:58, 13 April 2024 |
Orion's Belt (section Alnitak) B-type star which orbits Alnitak A every 1,500 years. The primary (Alnitak A) is itself a close binary, comprising Alnitak Aa (a blue supergiant of spectral... 11 KB (1,153 words) - 04:21, 22 April 2024 |
2022. 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... 24 KB (1,767 words) - 03:31, 20 April 2024 |
(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... 20 KB (2,292 words) - 02:49, 18 March 2024 |
brightest in Orion) and is a blue supergiant. Together with Mintaka and Alnitak, the three stars make up Orion's Belt, known by many names across many... 15 KB (1,407 words) - 02:00, 14 April 2024 |