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'''Orion's Belt''' or '''The Belt of Orion''' is an [[Asterism (astronomy)|astronomical asterism]] in the [[constellation]] [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]]. It consists of the three bright stars [[Zeta Orionis|ζ Ori]] (Alnitak), [[Epsilon Orionis|ε Ori]] (Alnilam), and [[Delta Orionis|δ Ori]] (Mintaka). Alnitak is approximately 800 light years away from earth and considering ultraviolet radiation, which human eye can not see, Alnitak is 100,000 more luminous than [[Sun]]<ref>http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/alnitak.html</ref>. Alnilam is approximately 1340 light years away from earth and shines with magnitude 1.70. Considering ultraviolet light Alnilam is 375,000 times more luminous than Sun |
'''Orion's Belt''' or '''The Belt of Orion''' is an [[Asterism (astronomy)|astronomical asterism]] in the [[constellation]] [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]]. It consists of the three bright stars [[Zeta Orionis|ζ Ori]] (Alnitak), [[Epsilon Orionis|ε Ori]] (Alnilam), and [[Delta Orionis|δ Ori]] (Mintaka). Alnitak is approximately 800 light years away from earth and considering ultraviolet radiation, which human eye can not see, Alnitak is 100,000 more luminous than [[Sun]]<ref>http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/alnitak.html</ref>. Alnilam is approximately 1340 light years away from earth and shines with magnitude 1.70. Considering ultraviolet light Alnilam is 375,000 times more luminous than Sun |
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Orion's Belt or The Belt of Orion is an astronomical asterism in the constellation Orion. It consists of the three bright stars ζ Ori (Alnitak), ε Ori (Alnilam), and δ Ori (Mintaka). Alnitak is approximately 800 light years away from earth and considering ultraviolet radiation, which human eye can not see, Alnitak is 100,000 more luminous than Sun[1]. Alnilam is approximately 1340 light years away from earth and shines with magnitude 1.70. Considering ultraviolet light Alnilam is 375,000 times more luminous than Sun
[2]. Mintaka is 915 light years away and shines with magnitude 2.21. Mintaka is 90,000 times more luminous than Sun. Mintaka is double star. Both stars orbit around each other every 5.73 days.
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Looking for Orion's Belt in the night sky is the easiest way to locate constellation Orion in the sky. In the Northern hemisphere, Orion's Belt is best visible in the night sky during the month of January at around 9.00 PM when it is approximately around local Meridian.[4]
The same three stars are known in Latin America as "The Three Marys".[5] They also mark the northern night sky when the sun is at its lowest point, and were a clear marker for ancient timekeeping.
Richard Hinckley Allen lists many folk names for the Belt of Orion. The English ones include: Jacob's Rod or Staff; Peter's Staff; the Golden Yard-arm; the L, or Ell; the Ell and Yard; the Yard-stick, and the Yard-wand; the Ellwand; Our Lady's Wand; the Magi; the Three Kings; the Three Marys; or simply the Three Stars.
The passage "Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?" is found in the Bible's Book of Job.
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Closeup Image of Orion Belt. -
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The region of Orion’s Belt and the Flame Nebula.
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