Mintaka (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Mintaka is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 17° below the horizon at dusk.
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Name
Mintaka
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h32m00s [3] |
| Declination: | −00°17'56" [3] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 2.23 (V) [3] 2.01 (BT) [2] 2.19 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 212.3 parsec 692.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.17 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 0.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 137.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.40 |
Sources