Orion's Belt (Collinder 70)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Ilchester , Orion's Belt will become visible at around 20:03 (EDT), 40° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:00.
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Name
Orion's Belt (Collinder 70)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h35m [1] |
| Declination: | −01°05' [1] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 0.60 (V) [1] |