Bellatrix (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , Bellatrix is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 16° above the horizon. It will become visible at around 20:31 (EDT), 16° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 26 minutes after the Sun at 22:06.
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Name
Bellatrix
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 05h25m07s [3] |
| Declination: | +06°20'59" [3] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: Variable | 1.66 (V) [3] 1.47 (BT) [2] 1.63 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 77.4 parsec 252.3 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.14 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 15.2 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 212.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.78 |
Sources