Alnitak (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Alnitak is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 4° below the horizon at dawn.
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Name
Alnitak
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 05h40m45s [3] |
| Declination: | −01°56'33" [3] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: Variable | 1.90 (V) [3] 1.57 (BT) [2] 1.70 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 225.7 parsec 735.9 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.10 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 3.8 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 57.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.87 |
Sources