Constellation
Orion
Orion (Ori) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Rigel (magnitude 0.18).
| Latin name | Orion |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Ori |
| Brightest star | Rigel |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 314 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 25 |
| Deep-sky objects | 117 |
| Galaxies | 20 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 86° S. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- Rigel 0.18 · 862.9 light-years
- Betelgeuse 0.45 · 498.0 light-years
- Bellatrix 1.64 · 252.4 light-years
- Alnilam 1.69 · 1,977 light-years
- Alnitak 1.74 · 736.3 light-years
- Saiph 2.07 · 647.1 light-years
- Mintaka 2.25 · 692.5 light-years
- Hatysa 2.75 · 1,633 light-years
- Tabit 3.19 · 26.2 light-years
- η Ori 3.35 · 2,067 light-years
- Meissa 3.39 · 1,258 light-years
- τ Ori 3.59 · 542.3 light-years
- π⁴ Ori 3.68 · 842.5 light-years
- π⁵ Ori 3.71 · 990.0 light-years
- σ Ori 3.77 · 1,073 light-years
- ο² Ori 4.06 · 180.3 light-years
- φ² Ori 4.09 · 113.8 light-years
- μ Ori 4.12 · 154.9 light-years
- 29 Ori 4.13 · 167.7 light-years
- 32 Ori 4.20 · 321.6 light-years
- π² Ori 4.35 · 218.8 light-years
- φ¹ Ori 4.39 · 1,220 light-years
- χ¹ Ori 4.39 · 28.3 light-years
- ν Ori 4.42 · 603.6 light-years
- ξ Ori 4.45 · 721.0 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
- HD 38529 2 planet(s)
- HD 42618 1 planet(s)
- HD 31253 1 planet(s)
- HD 34445 6 planet(s)
- DMPP-1 4 planet(s)
- HD 38801 1 planet(s)
- HD 37605 2 planet(s)
- HD 290327 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2458 2 planet(s)
- HAT-P-70 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2497 1 planet(s)
- BD-06 1339 2 planet(s)
- WASP-82 1 planet(s)
- TOI-544 2 planet(s)
- TOI-2498 1 planet(s)
- TIC 434398831 2 planet(s)
- GJ 179 1 planet(s)
- TOI-4734 1 planet(s)
- TOI-941 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2796 1 planet(s)
- TIC 249022743 1 planet(s)
- Gaia-1 1 planet(s)
- TOI-4364 1 planet(s)
- TOI-2453 1 planet(s)
- TOI-532 1 planet(s)
Deep-sky objects
- Orion Nebula (M42) Nebula
- PSR J0613-0200 Pulsar
- PSR J0509+0856 Pulsar
- PSR J0621+1002 Pulsar
- PSR B0523+11 (J0525+1115) Pulsar
- PSR J0557+1550 Pulsar
- L 1641S Star cluster
- KMS 35 Star cluster
- FSR 1066 Star cluster
- Morgan 8 Star cluster
- NGC 1980 Star cluster
- NGC 1976 Star cluster
- FSR 1050 Star cluster
- NGC 1977 Star cluster
- NGC 1981 Star cluster
- NGC 2184 Star cluster
- FSR 1027 Star cluster
- FSR 1017 Star cluster
- ASCC 19 Star cluster
- FSR 1056 Star cluster
- NGC 2068 Star cluster
- Berkeley 20 Star cluster
- NGC 2071 Star cluster
- NGC 2112 Star cluster
- FSR 0991 Star cluster
- ASCC 22 Star cluster
- ASCC 18 Star cluster
- NGC 2189 Star cluster
- ASCC 20 Star cluster
- FSR 0966 Star cluster
- Dias 2 Star cluster
- NGC 2180 Star cluster
- FSR 1000 Star cluster
- FSR 0978 Star cluster
- NGC 2186 Star cluster
- FSR 0964 Star cluster
- NGC 2143 Star cluster
- NGC 2202 Star cluster
- Czernik 25 Star cluster
- FSR 0985 Star cluster
- Dolidze 21 Star cluster
- FSR 0988 Star cluster
- Collinder 74 Star cluster
- Berkeley 22 Star cluster
- Dolidze 19 Star cluster
- FSR 0920 Star cluster
- B 35 Star cluster
- FSR 0914 Star cluster
- Collinder 69 Star cluster
- NGC 2141 Star cluster
- NGC 1662 Star cluster
- FSR 0930 Star cluster
- Dol-Dzim 2 Star cluster
- FSR 0913 Star cluster
- FSR 0968 Star cluster
- FSR 0937 Star cluster
- BDSB 82 Star cluster
- FSR 0960 Star cluster
- B 30 Star cluster
- NGC 2194 Star cluster
- Skiff J0614+12.9 Star cluster
- FSR 0952 Star cluster
- FSR 0956 Star cluster
- NGC 1663 Star cluster
- FSR 0907 Star cluster
- FSR 0942 Star cluster
- Teutsch 11 Star cluster
- NGC 2169 Star cluster
- FSR 0962 Star cluster
- FSR 0953 Star cluster
- BDSB 81 Star cluster
- FSR 0939 Star cluster
- FSR 0955 Star cluster
- FSR 0933 Star cluster
- FSR 0932 Star cluster
- FSR 0957 Star cluster
- FSR 0951 Star cluster
- FSR 0940 Star cluster
- FSR 0928 Star cluster
- Collinder 65 Star cluster
- FSR 0941 Star cluster
- FSR 0931 Star cluster
- FSR 0925 Star cluster
- IRAS 05553+1631 Star cluster
- FSR 0921 Star cluster
- FSR 0924 Star cluster
- FSR 0923 Star cluster
- Skiff J0619+18.5 Star cluster
- FSR 0906 Star cluster
- FSR 0909 Star cluster
- IRAS 06117+1901 Star cluster
- FSR 0904 Star cluster
- FSR 0903 Star cluster
- FSR 0900 Star cluster
- FSR 0894 Star cluster
- NGC 2175 Star cluster
- FSR 0902 Star cluster
- Pismis 27 Star cluster
- Sh2 252C Star cluster
- Czernik 24 Star cluster
- Berkeley 21 Star cluster
- Basel 11B Star cluster
- Berkeley 72 Star cluster
- A 13 Planetary nebula
- K 1- 7 Planetary nebula
- NGC 2022 Planetary nebula
- A 12 Planetary nebula
- J 320 Planetary nebula
- A 14 Planetary nebula
- H 3-75 Planetary nebula
- SNR G190.9-2.2 Supernova
- Sh2-254 Nebula
- Sh2-257 Nebula
- Sh2-255 Nebula
- Sh2-258 Nebula
- Sh2-269 Nebula
- Sh2-277 Nebula
Galaxies
- UGC 3303 23.3 million light-years
- Orion 21.1 million light-years
- KK 49 16.8 million light-years
- A0554+07 17.9 million light-years
- IC 421 165.3 million light-years
- NGC 1678 222.1 million light-years
- NGC 1709 219.5 million light-years
- NGC 1671 294.6 million light-years
- NGC 1762 221.5 million light-years
- NGC 1690 408.3 million light-years
- NGC 1691 213.4 million light-years
- IC 409 NED01 395.5 million light-years
- IC 414 208.3 million light-years
- IC 413 201.9 million light-years
- IC 392 191.9 million light-years
- IC 2112 499.0 million light-years
- NGC 1819 208.3 million light-years
- NGC 1875 419.1 million light-years
- IC 404 422.4 million light-years
- NGC 2119 167.0 million light-years
Its other stars
- ρ Ori
- π⁶ Ori
- ω Ori
- HIP 28413
- 42 Ori
- ψ² Ori
- υ Ori
- π¹ Ori
- χ² Ori
- 11 Ori
- ο¹ Ori
- 31 Ori
- 22 Ori
- 56 Ori
- 49 Ori
- HIP 26199
- 15 Ori
- ψ¹ Ori
- 51 Ori
- HIP 30093
- HIP 26736
- 69 Ori
- θ² Ori
- 23 Ori
- 74 Ori
- 27 Ori
- 64 Ori
- 6 Ori
- HIP 24197
- 71 Ori
- 60 Ori
- 45 Ori
- 52 Ori
- 38 Ori
- 5 Ori
- HIP 22834
- 14 Ori
- 21 Ori
- HIP 25980
- 72 Ori
- HIP 22157
- HIP 26063
- 55 Ori
- HIP 22044
- 75 Ori
- 16 Ori
- 73 Ori
- 33 Ori
- HIP 24450
- 18 Ori
- HIP 25329
- 35 Ori
- HIP 26215
- HIP 29716
- HIP 26197
- 63 Ori
- HIP 30099
- HIP 25028
- HIP 25223
- HIP 28302
- HIP 29151
- Gl 231.1A
- HIP 26345
- 68 Ori
- HIP 25751
- HIP 25041
- HIP 27280
- HIP 22913
- HIP 27549
- HIP 25708
- HIP 29575
- HIP 29616
- HIP 26487
- HIP 28011
- HIP 24203
- HIP 24162
- HIP 28139
- 59 Ori
- HIP 24294
- HIP 23408
- HIP 29678
- HIP 26108
- 57 Ori
- HIP 25790
- HIP 26762
- HD 38529
- HIP 27713
- HIP 26535
- HIP 27560
- HIP 27747
- HIP 26386
- HIP 26926
- GJ 1085
- HIP 27588
- HIP 28110
- HIP 22840
- HIP 25187
- HIP 26624
- HIP 27939
- HIP 30318
- HIP 26427
- HIP 22354
- HIP 23643
- HIP 27341
- HIP 29371
- HIP 29728
- HIP 24349
- HIP 27118
- HIP 28686
- HIP 23680
- HIP 22597
- HIP 24041
- HIP 26414
- HIP 29931
- HIP 25240
- HIP 27900
- HIP 23161
- 13 Ori
- HIP 24493
- HIP 25976
- HIP 26477
- HIP 25378
- HIP 25502
- HIP 25785
- HIP 28252
- HIP 26713
- HIP 28232
- HIP 25869
- HIP 24130
- HIP 25401
- HIP 26106
- HIP 26234
- HIP 27212
- HIP 29982
- HIP 23041
- HIP 26149
- HIP 30019
- HIP 28019
- HIP 22607
- HIP 27902
- HIP 23296
- HIP 26953
- HIP 22189
- HIP 24377
- HIP 24847
- HIP 25288
- HIP 25786
- HIP 23092
- HIP 25205
- HIP 25638
- HIP 30517
- HIP 25505
- HIP 29326
- HIP 29746
- HIP 25667
- HIP 29798
- HIP 24925
- HIP 26263
- HIP 25453
- HIP 25582
- HIP 26820
- HIP 22938
- HIP 24607
- HIP 24960
- Gl 230
- HIP 25368
- HIP 23419
- HIP 26104
- HIP 29509
- HIP 26728
- HIP 25011
- HIP 25732
- HIP 26623
- HIP 22923
- Gl 224
- GJ 3347A
- Gl 227
- HD 42618
- GJ 9169A
- HD 31253
- HD 34445
- Gl 204
- GJ 3330
- Gl 200A
- Gl 205
- DMPP-1
- GJ 3383
- HD 38801
- HD 37605
- GJ 2041
- Gl 208
- Gl 223
- HD 290327
- TOI-2458
- HAT-P-70
- TOI-2497
- BD-06 1339
- Gl 182
- WASP-82
- Gl 228A
- GJ 2043A
- Gl 223.1
- GJ 9188
- TOI-544
- GJ 3367
- GJ 3321
- TOI-2498
- GJ 3379
- GJ 3313
- GJ 3362
- GJ 3322
- Gl 207.1
- GJ 3340
- GJ 3328
- Gl 206
- Gl 213
- Gl 200B
- TIC 434398831
- GJ 3356
- GJ 179
- Gl 204.2
- GJ 3353A
- TOI-4734
- TOI-941
- Gl 203
- GJ 3335
- TOI-2796
- Gl 228B
- TIC 249022743
- GJ 1080
- GJ 3357
- Gaia-1
- Gl 231.1B
- TOI-4364
- GJ 3354B
- GJ 3326
- GJ 3348B
- GJ 1087
- GJ 3368
- TOI-2453
- TOI-532
- Gl 223.2
- GJ 3366
- GJ 1086
- GJ 9169B
- GJ 2043B
- GJ 2045
- GJ 3339
- GJ 3392
- DENIS-P J0615493-010041
- WISEA J050048.17+044214.2
- CWISE J053204.60+111955.1
- Hya08
- 2MASS J05012406-0010452
- WISE J052857.68+090104.4
- WISEA J053257.29+041842.5
- 2MASSI J0502134+144236
- 2MASS J05002100+0330501
- SDSSp J053951.99-005902.0
- CWISE J045821.05+053244.5
- Hya09
- WISE J045746.08-020719.2
- S Ori 71
- WISE J052126.29+102528.4
- S Ori 52
- S Ori 47
- 2MASS J05160945-0445499
- CWISE J060149.45+141955.2
- WISE J054601.19-095947.5
- WISEPA J051317.28+060814.7
- PSO J088.5709-00.1430
- S Ori 56
- S Ori 58
- CWISE J050626.96+073842.4
- WISE J061437.73+095135.0
- S Ori 60
- S Ori 62
- S Ori 61
- WISEPA J053957.02-103436.5
- S Ori 67
- S Ori 65
- S Ori 66
- S Ori 68
- UGCS J053022.52-052447.4
- WISEA J050238.28+100750.0
- WISEA J061557.21+152626.1
- S Ori J053804.65-021352.5
- S Ori 70
- S Ori 73