Bellatrix (Star)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , Bellatrix will become visible at around 19:53 (EDT), 43° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:04.

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Name Bellatrix
Object type Star
Other names
Bellatrix
γ-Ori
Gamma Orionis
24-Ori
24 Orionis
HR 1790[1]
HD 35468
NSV 1972
HIP 25336[5]
TYC 113-1856-1[4]
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
Visibility from Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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