ξ-Ori (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , ξ-Ori is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:45, when it reaches an altitude of 18° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:54, 63° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:38, 34° above your western horizon.

Name ξ-Ori
Object type Star
Other names
ξ-Ori
Xi Orionis
70-Ori
70 Orionis
HR 2199[1]
HD 42560
HIP 29426[3]
TYC 742-2472-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 3344466195602497536[4]
Position
Right ascension:06h11m56s [4]
Declination:+14°12'31" [4]
Constellation:Orion
Magnitude:4.43 (V) [2]
4.23 (BT) [2]
4.41 (VT) [2]
4.40 (G) [4]
4.32 (BP) [4]
4.55 (RP) [4]
Distance:221.1 parsec
720.7 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):-0.15
Proper motion (speed):20.0 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):177.1°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-2.29

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