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Star · F0III

45 Ori

45 Ori is a giant star of spectral type F0III in the constellation Orion, 372.1 light-years from the Sun.

Other namesHIP 26268
ConstellationOrion
Distance372.1 light-years (114.1 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 5.24
Absolute magnitudemagnitude −0.05
Spectral typeF0III
Surface temperature7,660 K
Luminosity91.5 L☉
Radius5.43 R☉
Mass3.3 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)5h 35m 39.5s
Declination (J2000)−4° 51′ 22″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)5.2 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.24). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 85° N. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.

Through a telescope from Earth

Light's journey

The light you see tonight set out around the year 1654. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.6 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around 45 Ori, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.12, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

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Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.