List of stars in Orion

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Orion, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name

B

F

Var

HD

HIP

RA

Dec

vis.
mag.

abs.
mag.

Dist. (ly)

Sp. class

Notes

Rigel

β

19

34085

24436

05^h 14^m 32.27^s

−08° 12′ 05.9″

0.18

−6.69

773

B8Ia + B9V + B9V

7th brightest star, triple star system; α Cyg variable

Betelgeuse

α

58

39801

27989

05^h 55^m 10.29^s

+07° 24′ 25.3″

0.42

−6.02

643

M2Ib

9th brightest star on average, semiregular variable, V_max = 0^m, V_min = 1.3^m, P = 2335 d

Bellatrix

γ

24

35468

25336

05^h 25^m 07.87^s

+06° 20′ 59.0″

1.64

−2.72

243

B2III

suspected variable

Alnilam

ε

46

37128

26311

05^h 36^m 12.81^s

−01° 12′ 06.9″

1.69

−6.38

1342

B0Ia

α Cyg variable, α Cyg variable, V_max = 1.64^m, V_min = 1.74^m

Alnitak A

ζ

50

37742

26727

05^h 40^m 45.52^s

−01° 56′ 33.3″

1.88

-6.0

817

O9.7Ib

component of the Alnitak system; suspected variable

Saiph

κ

53

38771

27366

05^h 47^m 45.39^s

−09° 40′ 10.6″

2.07

−4.65

721

B0.5Ia

suspected variable

Mintaka AB

δ

34

36486

25930

05^h 32^m 00.40^s

−00° 17′ 56.7″

2.20

-5.8

916

B0III+O9V

component of the Mintaka system; Algol variable, V_max = 2.20^m, V_min = 2.32^m, P = 5.73 d

ι Ori

ι

44

37043

26241

05^h 35^m 25.98^s

−05° 54′ 35.6″

2.75

−5.30

1325

O9III

Hatysa

π³ Ori

π³

1

30652

22449

04^h 49^m 50.14^s

+06° 57′ 40.5″

3.19

3.67

26

F6V

Tabit; suspected variable

η Ori

η

28

35411

25281

05^h 24^m 28.62^s

−02° 23′ 49.7″

3.35

−3.86

901

B1V + B2

Saif al Jabbar, Saiph; β Cep variable, V_max = 3.31^m, V_min = 3.6^m, P = 7.99 d

Meissa A

λ

39

36861

26207

05^h 35^m 08.28^s

+09° 56′ 03.0″

3.47

-4.25

1055

O8III

component of the Meissa system; suspected variable

τ Ori

τ

20

34503

24674

05^h 17^m 36.40^s

−06° 50′ 39.8″

3.59

−2.56

554

B5III

π⁴ Ori

π⁴

3

30836

22549

04^h 51^m 12.37^s

+05° 36′ 18.4″

3.68

−4.25

1259

B2III

variable star, ΔV = 0.003^m, P = 1.60 d

Alnitak B

ζ

50

37743

26727

05^h 40^m 45.60^s

−01° 56′ 34.0″

3.70

-3.29

817

B0III+B1IV

component of the Alnitak system

π⁵ Ori

π⁵

8

31237

22797

04^h 54^m 15.10^s

+02° 26′ 26.4″

3.71

−4.36

1342

B2III

rotating ellipsoidal variable, V_max = 3.66^m, V_min = 3.73^m, P = 3.70 d

σ Ori AB

σ

48

37468

26549

05^h 38^m 44.77^s

−02° 36′ 00.2″

3.77

−3.96

1148

O9.5V

component of the σ Ori system; spectroscopic binary; suspected variable

ο² Ori

ο²

9

31421

22957

04^h 56^m 22.32^s

+13° 30′ 52.5″

4.06

0.48

169

K2III

φ² Ori

φ²

40

37160

26366

05^h 36^m 54.33^s

+09° 17′ 29.1″

4.09

1.33

116

G8III-IV

μ Ori

μ

61

40932

28614

06^h 02^m 22.99^s

+09° 38′ 50.5″

4.12

0.78

152

Am...

suspected eclipsing binary

29 Ori

e

29

35369

25247

05^h 23^m 56.84^s

−07° 48′ 28.6″

4.13

0.49

174

G8III

32 Ori

A

32

36267

25813

05^h 30^m 47.05^s

+05° 56′ 53.6″

4.20

−0.53

288

B5V

π² Ori

π²

2

30739

22509

04^h 50^m 36.72^s

+08° 54′ 00.9″

4.35

0.48

194

A1Vn

φ¹ Ori

φ¹

37

36822

26176

05^h 34^m 49.24^s

+09° 29′ 22.5″

4.39

−3.01

985

B0IV...

χ¹ Ori

χ¹

54

39587

27913

05^h 54^m 23.08^s

+20° 16′ 35.1″

4.39

4.67

28

G0V

RS CVn variable, V_max = 4.38^m, V_min = 4.41^m

ν Ori

ν

67

41753

29038

06^h 07^m 34.32^s

+14° 46′ 06.7″

4.42

−1.65

534

B3IV

variable star, ΔV = 0.008^m, P = 1.04 d

ξ Ori

ξ

70

42560

29426

06^h 11^m 56.40^s

+14° 12′ 31.7″

4.45

−2.00

634

B3IV

ρ Ori

ρ

17

33856

24331

05^h 13^m 17.48^s

+02° 51′ 40.5″

4.46

−0.65

344

K3III...

suspected variable

π⁶ Ori

π⁶

10

31767

23123

04^h 58^m 32.90^s

+01° 42′ 50.5″

4.47

−2.86

953

K2IIvar

suspected variable

ω Ori

ω

47

37490

26594

05^h 39^m 11.15^s

+04° 07′ 17.3″

4.50

−3.98

1622

B3IIIe

γ Cas variable, V_max = 4.4^m, V_min = 4.59^m

HD 40657

40657

28413

06^h 00^m 03.35^s

−03° 04′ 26.7″

4.53

−1.02

420

K2IIIvar

suspected variable

42 Ori

c

42

37018

26237

05^h 35^m 23.16^s

−04° 50′ 18.0″

4.58

−2.33

786

B2III...

suspected variable

ψ² Ori

ψ²

30

35715

25473

05^h 26^m 50.23^s

+03° 05′ 44.4″

4.59

−3.60

1417

B2IV

ellipsoidal variable and possible eclipsing binary, V_max = 4.55^m, V_min = 4.61^m, P = 2.53 d

υ Ori

υ

36

36512

25923

05^h 31^m 55.86^s

−07° 18′ 05.5″

4.62

−3.76

1545

B0V

Thabit; suspected β Cep variable

π¹ Ori

π¹

7

31295

22845

04^h 54^m 53.70^s

+10° 09′ 04.1″

4.64

1.80

121

A0V

χ² Ori

χ²

62

41117

28716

06^h 03^m 55.18^s

+20° 08′ 18.5″

4.64

-7.6

1801

B2Ia

α Cyg variable

11 Ori

11

V1032

32549

23607

05^h 04^m 34.14^s

+15° 24′ 15.1″

4.65

−0.79

400

A0p Si

α² CVn variable, V_max = 4.65^m, V_min = 4.69^m, P = 4.64 d

ο¹ Ori

ο¹

4

30959

22667

04^h 52^m 31.96^s

+14° 15′ 02.8″

4.71

−1.39

542

M3Sv

semiregular variable, V_max = 4.65^m, V_min = 4.88^m, P = 30 d

31 Ori

31

CI

36167

25737

05^h 29^m 43.98^s

−01° 05′ 31.8″

4.71

−1.02

456

K5III

semiregular variable, V_max = 4.68^m, V_min = 4.72^m, P = 141 d

22 Ori

o

22

35039

25044

05^h 21^m 45.75^s

−00° 22′ 56.9″

4.72

−3.26

1289

B2IV-V

suspected β Cep variable

56 Ori

56

39400

27750

05^h 52^m 26.44^s

+01° 51′ 18.6″

4.76

−2.91

1113

K2IIvar

suspected variable

49 Ori

d

49

37507

26563

05^h 38^m 53.09^s

−07° 12′ 45.8″

4.77

1.41

153

A4V

HD 36960

36960

26199

05^h 35^m 02.68^s

−06° 00′ 07.3″

4.78

−4.00

1863

B0.5V

suspected variable

15 Ori

15

33276

24010

05^h 09^m 41.96^s

+15° 35′ 50.2″

4.81

−0.14

318

F2IV

ψ¹ Ori

ψ¹

25

V1086

35439

25302

05^h 24^m 44.83^s

+01° 50′ 47.2″

4.89

−2.77

1109

B1V:pe

γ Cas variable, V_max = 4.76^m, V_min = 4.96^m

51 Ori

b

51

37984

26885

05^h 42^m 28.66^s

+01° 28′ 28.8″

4.90

0.07

302

K1III

HD 44131

44131

30093

06^h 19^m 59.60^s

−02° 56′ 40.2″

4.91

−1.05

506

M1III

variable star, ΔV = 0.011^m, P = 8.92 d

HD 37756

37756

26736

05^h 40^m 50.72^s

−01° 07′ 43.6″

4.95

−4.08

2090

B2IV-V

suspected eclipsing binary

69 Ori

f¹

69

42545

29434

06^h 12^m 03.28^s

+16° 07′ 49.6″

4.95

−1.93

774

B5Vn

θ² Ori A

θ²

43

37041

26235

05^h 35^m 22.90^s

−05° 24′ 57.8″

4.98

−3.84

1895

O9.5Vpe

component of the θ² Ori system; suspected variable

23 Ori

m

23

35149

25142

05^h 22^m 50.00^s

+03° 32′ 40.0″

5.00

−2.35

962

B1V

suspected variable

74 Ori

k

74

43386

29800

06^h 16^m 26.57^s

+12° 16′ 18.2″

5.04

3.58

64

F5IV-V

p

27

35410

25282

05^h 24^m 28.91^s

−00° 53′ 30.0″

5.07

1.46

172

K0III

suspected variable

θ¹ Ori C

θ¹ C

41

37022

26221

05^h 35^m 16.47^s

−05° 23′ 22.9″

5.13

-4.9

1600

O6Vpe

component of the Trapezium; triple star system; suspected variable

64

41040

28691

06^h 03^m 27.36^s

+19° 41′ 26.2″

5.14

−2.44

1069

B8V

suspected variable

g

6

31283

22833

04^h 54^m 46.91^s

+11° 25′ 33.5″

5.18

0.84

241

A3V

suspected variable

33554

24197

05^h 11^m 41.56^s

+16° 02′ 44.4″

5.18

0.21

321

K5III

71

43042

29650

06^h 14^m 50.94^s

+19° 09′ 24.8″

5.20

3.58

69

F6V

60

40446

28296

05^h 58^m 49.58^s

+00° 33′ 10.7″

5.21

−0.05

367

A1Vs

suspected variable

45

37077

26268

05^h 35^m 39.49^s

−04° 51′ 21.9″

5.24

−0.04

370

F0III

52

38710

27386

05^h 48^m 00.23^s

+06° 27′ 15.2″

5.26

−0.58

479

A5V

n²

38

36777

26126

05^h 34^m 16.79^s

+03° 46′ 01.0″

5.32

0.20

345

A2V

5

31139

22730

04^h 53^m 22.76^s

+02° 30′ 29.8″

5.33

−1.13

638

M1III

suspected variable

31296

22834

04^h 54^m 47.79^s

+07° 46′ 45.0″

5.33

−0.33

441

K1III

i

14

33054

23879

05^h 07^m 52.87^s

+08° 29′ 54.9″

5.33

1.46

194

Am

21

34658

24817

05^h 19^m 11.23^s

+02° 35′ 45.4″

5.34

1.42

198

F5IIvar

36591

25980

05^h 32^m 41.35^s

−01° 35′ 30.6″

5.34

−4.14

2567

B1IV

suspected variable

f²

72

43153

29704

06^h 15^m 25.13^s

+16° 08′ 35.5″

5.34

−0.50

479

B7V

30210

22157

04^h 46^m 01.70^s

+11° 42′ 20.2″

5.35

0.79

266

Am...

VV Ori

VV

36695

26063

05^h 33^m 31.45^s

−01° 09′ 21.9″

5.36

−3.41

1852

B1V

Algol variable, V_max = 5.31^m, V_min = 5.66^m, P = 1.49 d

55

39291

27658

05^h 51^m 21.98^s

−07° 31′ 04.8″

5.36

−3.20

1680

B2IV-V

suspected variable

30034

22044

04^h 44^m 25.77^s

+11° 08′ 46.2″

5.39

1.97

157

F0V

l

75

43525

29850

06^h 17^m 06.62^s

+09° 56′ 33.1″

5.39

0.93

254

A2V

U Ori

U

39816

28041

05^h 55^m 49.30^s

+20° 10′ 30.0″

5.40

1420

M8III

Mira variable, V_max = 4.8^m, V_min = 13^m, P = 377 d

h

16

33254

23983

05^h 09^m 19.60^s

+09° 49′ 46.6″

5.43

1.77

176

A2m

suspected variable

73

43247

29736

06^h 15^m 44.97^s

+12° 33′ 03.9″

5.44

−2.72

1399

B9II-III

n¹

33

36351

25861

05^h 31^m 14.53^s

+03° 17′ 31.7″

5.46

−2.95

1567

B1.5V

34043

24450

05^h 14^m 44.05^s

+05° 09′ 22.1″

5.50

−0.82

598

K4III

suspected variable

18

34203

24555

05^h 16^m 04.14^s

+11° 20′ 28.9″

5.52

0.26

368

A0V

35536

25329

05^h 25^m 01.74^s

−10° 19′ 43.8″

5.60

−0.85

635

K5III

35

36653

26093

05^h 33^m 54.29^s

+14° 18′ 20.1″

5.60

−0.39

513

B3V

36881

26215

05^h 35^m 13.24^s

+10° 14′ 24.4″

5.60

−2.66

1462

B9IIIMNp...

Meissa B

λ

39

36862

26207

05^h 35^m 08.50^s

+09° 56′ 06.0″

5.61

-1.94

1055

B0.5V

component of the Meissa system

43318

29716

06^h 15^m 34.36^s

−00° 30′ 42.0″

5.62

2.86

116

F6V

66

41380

28814

06^h 04^m 58.36^s

+04° 09′ 31.2″

5.63

−3.78

2489

G4III

36959

26197

05^h 35^m 01.01^s

−06° 00′ 33.4″

5.67

2694

B1Vvar

suspected variable

63

41361

28812

06^h 04^m 58.19^s

+05° 25′ 11.9″

5.67

−1.97

1101

G7III:

44033

30099

06^h 20^m 04.23^s

+14° 39′ 04.2″

5.67

−0.46

548

K3Ib

suspected variable

35007

25028

05^h 21^m 31.84^s

−00° 24′ 59.4″

5.68

−1.91

1076

B3V

35299

25223

05^h 23^m 42.31^s

−00° 09′ 35.3″

5.69

−1.28

809

B1.5V

suspected variable

40369

28302

05^h 58^m 53.24^s

+12° 48′ 29.7″

5.70

−1.35

838

K2III...

42111

29151

06^h 08^m 57.90^s

+02° 29′ 59.0″

5.70

−0.66

609

A3Vn

HD 43587

43587

29860

06^h 17^m 16.25^s

+05° 05′ 58.9″

5.70

4.27

63

G0.5Vb

37209

26345

05^h 36^m 35.69^s

−06° 03′ 53.1″

5.71

−3.14

1918

B1V...

suspected variable

68

42509

29433

06^h 12^m 01.34^s

+19° 47′ 26.1″

5.76

−1.61

970

B9.5V

36166

25751

05^h 29^m 54.77^s

+01° 47′ 21.3″

5.77

−2.16

1254

B2V

HD 34989

34989

25041

05^h 21^m 43.56^s

+08° 25′ 42.8″

5.78

−0.99

736

B1V...

38527

27280

05^h 46^m 52.15^s

+09° 31′ 21.0″

5.78

0.96

300

G8III

31373

22913

04^h 55^m 50.16^s

+15° 02′ 25.1″

5.79

0.23

423

B9V

39007

27549

05^h 50^m 02.68^s

+09° 52′ 16.4″

5.79

0.74

334

G8III

36134

25708

05^h 29^m 23.70^s

−03° 26′ 46.9″

5.80

0.02

467

K1III...

suspected variable

43023

29575

06^h 13^m 54.24^s

−03° 44′ 29.1″

5.83

0.91

315

G8III

42954

29616

06^h 14^m 28.58^s

+17° 54′ 23.0″

5.86

0.15

452

A6m

37320

26487

05^h 38^m 01.11^s

+07° 32′ 29.2″

5.87

−0.29

556

B8III

39910

28011

05^h 55^m 30.16^s

−04° 36′ 59.4″

5.87

1.02

304

K2III:

33646

24203

05^h 11^m 45.35^s

+01° 02′ 13.4″

5.88

−1.36

916

F5

33608

24162

05^h 11^m 19.13^s

−02° 29′ 26.8″

5.89

2.97

125

F5V

40020

28139

05^h 56^m 49.39^s

+11° 31′ 16.3″

5.89

1.02

307

K2III

59

V1004

40372

28271

05^h 58^m 24.44^s

+01° 50′ 13.7″

5.89

0.72

353

A5me

δ Sct variable, V_max = 5.88^m, V_min = 5.92^m, P = 0.06 d

33833

24294

05^h 12^m 48.12^s

−06° 03′ 25.6″

5.90

0.22

446

G7III

32263

23408

05^h 01^m 50.35^s

+00° 43′ 19.8″

5.91

−0.01

498

K0

43112

29678

06^h 15^m 08.46^s

+13° 51′ 03.9″

5.91

−2.21

1370

B1V

suspected variable

HD 36780

36780

26108

05^h 34^m 04.06^s

−01° 28′ 12.7″

5.92

−1.14

842

K5III

57

39698

27965

05^h 54^m 56.69^s

+19° 44′ 58.6″

5.92

−2.25

1405

B2V

suspected variable

36162

25790

05^h 30^m 26.17^s

+15° 21′ 38.0″

5.93

0.81

344

A3Vn

37788

26762

05^h 41^m 05.59^s

+00° 20′ 15.7″

5.93

2.38

168

F0IV

HD 38529

38529

27253

05^h 46^m 34.96^s

+01° 10′ 06.7″

5.94

2.80

138

G4V

binary star; has a planet and a brown dwarf

39421

27713

05^h 52^m 07.73^s

−09° 02′ 31.1″

5.95

0.62

379

A2Vn

37481

26535

05^h 38^m 37.97^s

−06° 34′ 26.2″

5.96

−2.45

1567

B1.5IV

suspected variable

39051

27560

05^h 50^m 13.06^s

+04° 25′ 24.6″

5.96

0.00

507

K2III

39286

27747

05^h 52^m 23.41^s

+19° 52′ 04.3″

5.96

−2.16

1370

B9V + G

suspected variable

37171

26386

05^h 37^m 04.35^s

+11° 02′ 06.2″

5.97

−1.04

821

K4II SB

variable star, ΔV = 0.013^m, P = 1.56 d

38089

26926

05^h 42^m 53.91^s

−06° 47′ 46.7″

5.97

2.47

163

F3V

HD 38858

38858

27435

05^h 48^m 34.90^s

−04° 05′ 38.7″

5.97

5.01

51

G4V

has a planet; suspected variable

39118
39119

27588

05^h 50^m 30.03^s

+02° 01′ 29.0″

5.97

−1.73

1128

G8III+...

suspected variable

39985

28110

05^h 56^m 28.04^s

+09° 30′ 33.9″

5.97

−0.68

697

A0IV

31331

22840

04^h 54^m 50.71^s

+00° 28′ 01.8″

5.98

−1.38

964

B5V

35281

25187

05^h 23^m 18.51^s

−08° 24′ 56.1″

5.99

0.09

493

B8+...

37594

26624

05^h 39^m 31.15^s

−03° 33′ 53.0″

5.99

2.91

135

A8Vs

39775

27939

05^h 54^m 44.04^s

+00° 58′ 07.0″

5.99

−1.03

827

K0III

44497

30318

06^h 22^m 36.42^s

+12° 34′ 13.1″

6.00

2.00

205

F0III

37303

26427

05^h 37^m 27.36^s

−05° 56′ 18.2″

6.03

−2.07

1358

B1Vvar

suspected variable

30545

22354

04^h 48^m 44.63^s

+03° 35′ 18.8″

6.04

−0.64

707

K1III

32686

23643

05^h 04^m 54.53^s

−03° 02′ 22.8″

6.04

−3.83

3075

B5IV

V1031

38735

27341

05^h 47^m 26.90^s

−10° 31′ 58.5″

6.04

−0.47

653

A4V

Algol variable, V_max = 6.02^m, V_min = 6.43^m, P = 3.41 d

42477

29371

06^h 11^m 27.91^s

+13° 38′ 19.0″

6.04

0.44

430

A0Vnn

43285

29728

06^h 15^m 40.18^s

+06° 03′ 58.3″

6.07

−0.72

743

B6V

33883

24349

05^h 13^m 31.55^s

+01° 58′ 03.7″

6.08

−1.07

879

A5V

38309

27118

05^h 45^m 01.80^s

+04° 00′ 29.5″

6.09

2.57

165

F0III:n

γ Dor variable, ΔV = 0.008^m, P = 0.36 d

41076

28686

06^h 03^m 24.77^s

+11° 40′ 51.9″

6.09

0.25

480

A0Vs

W Ori

W

32736

23680

05^h 05^m 23.71^s

+01° 10′ 39.5″

6.10

−0.56

700

C

semiregular variable, V_max = 5.5^m, V_min = 6.9^m, P = 212 d

30870

22597

04^h 51^m 43.38^s

+09° 58′ 30.3″

6.11

−0.56

704

B5V

33419

24041

05^h 10^m 03.26^s

−00° 33′ 54.7″

6.11

1.19

314

K0III

37232

26414

05^h 37^m 19.31^s

+08° 57′ 06.8″

6.11

−1.01

867

B2IV-V

43683

29931

06^h 18^m 05.61^s

+14° 22′ 58.3″

6.12

−0.33

637

A3V

35317

25240

05^h 23^m 51.33^s

−00° 51′ 59.8″

6.13

2.31

189

F7V

39632

27900

05^h 54^m 13.35^s

+10° 35′ 11.1″

6.13

−2.15

1475

G9II

31764

23161

04^h 58^m 59.41^s

+14° 32′ 35.7″

6.14

−0.43

671

B7V

suspected variable

13

33021

23852

05^h 07^m 38.32^s

+09° 28′ 21.8″

6.15

3.89

92

G1IV

34180

24493

05^h 15^m 18.52^s

−01° 24′ 32.6″

6.15

2.84

150

F0IV

36558

25976

05^h 32^m 37.97^s

+00° 00′ 43.1″

6.15

−2.16

1495

K5

37356

26477

05^h 37^m 53.39^s

−04° 48′ 50.5″

6.16

−1.52

1120

B2IV-V

suspected variable

35588

25378

05^h 25^m 47.02^s

+00° 31′ 12.9″

6.18

−2.25

1583

B2.5V

suspected variable

35693

25502

05^h 27^m 13.90^s

+15° 15′ 27.6″

6.18

0.43

461

A1IV

CK

36217

25785

05^h 30^m 19.91^s

+04° 12′ 17.5″

6.21

−0.02

574

K2III

not variable

40347

28252

05^h 58^m 11.70^s

−00° 59′ 38.3″

6.21

0.77

400

K0

suspected variable

37744

26713

05^h 40^m 37.29^s

−02° 49′ 30.9″

6.22

−2.34

1680

B1.5V

suspected variable

40282

28232

05^h 57^m 54.51^s

+01° 13′ 27.5″

6.22

0.21

519

M0III

36430

25869

05^h 31^m 20.89^s

−06° 42′ 30.2″

6.23

−2.43

1762

B2V

33555

24130

05^h 10^m 57.97^s

−02° 15′ 13.5″

6.24

2.82

158

G8III

35640

25401

05^h 26^m 02.36^s

−05° 31′ 06.6″

6.24

−0.31

667

B9.5Vn

36779

26106

05^h 34^m 03.89^s

−01° 02′ 08.6″

6.24

−1.66

1240

B2.5V

suspected variable

37016

26234

05^h 35^m 22.32^s

−04° 25′ 27.6″

6.24

−1.46

1128

B2.5V

38495

27212

05^h 46^m 02.86^s

−04° 16′ 05.9″

6.24

0.96

371

K1III...

43821

29982

06^h 18^m 40.35^s

+09° 02′ 50.2″

6.24

1.11

346

K0

31623

23041

04^h 57^m 17.21^s

−01° 04′ 01.9″

6.25

1.63

274

F2

36840

26149

05^h 34^m 29.29^s

−00° 00′ 44.4″

6.25

−1.63

1230

G5

39927

28019

05^h 55^m 35.38^s

−04° 47′ 18.7″

6.28

1.32

321

A2III

30869

22607

04^h 51^m 49.92^s

+13° 39′ 18.7″

6.30

3.19

136

F5

39685

27902

05^h 54^m 15.72^s

+03° 13′ 32.8″

6.30

0.16

552

K0

BL

44984

30564

06^h 25^m 28.18^s

+14° 43′ 19.2″

6.30

−1.70

1299

C

semiregular variable, V_max = 5.9^m, V_min = 6.6^m, P = 153 d

32115

23296

05^h 00^m 39.82^s

−02° 03′ 57.7″

6.31

2.83

162

A8IV

V1197

38099

26953

05^h 43^m 09.32^s

−01° 36′ 47.4″

6.31

−0.28

679

K4III

rotating ellipsoidal variable, V_max = 6.21^m, V_min = 6.31^m, P = 143 d

V1155

43819

30019

06^h 19^m 01.85^s

+17° 19′ 31.0″

6.32

−0.11

631

B9IIIsp...

α² CVn variable, ΔV = 0.02^m, P = 15.03 d

30321

22189

04^h 46^m 24.15^s

−02° 57′ 15.8″

6.33

1.68

277

A2V

33946

24377

05^h 13^m 47.25^s

+00° 33′ 37.7″

6.33

−0.70

832

M0V

suspected variable

34748

24847

05^h 19^m 35.28^s

−01° 24′ 42.8″

6.33

−2.45

1863

B1.5Vn

35407

25288

05^h 24^m 36.10^s

+02° 21′ 11.4″

6.33

−1.55

1226

B4IVn

36285

25786

05^h 30^m 20.75^s

−07° 26′ 05.3″

6.33

−1.53

1216

B2IV-V

31739

23092

04^h 58^m 10.90^s

−02° 12′ 46.0″

6.34

0.62

454

A2V

V1649

35242

25205

05^h 23^m 31.08^s

+05° 19′ 23.0″

6.34

1.96

245

A2V

δ Sct variable

35909

25638

05^h 28^m 34.77^s

+13° 40′ 44.5″

6.35

1.38

322

A4V

44867

30517

06^h 24^m 52.76^s

+16° 03′ 26.0″

6.35

0.99

385

G9III

35775

25505

05^h 27^m 15.40^s

+02° 20′ 28.3″

6.36

0.78

425

K0

42351

29326

06^h 11^m 01.77^s

+18° 07′ 49.7″

6.37

−3.18

2650

K1II

suspected variable

43358

29746

06^h 15^m 53.98^s

+01° 10′ 08.4″

6.37

1.53

303

F5IV:

36058

25667

05^h 28^m 56.91^s

−03° 18′ 26.7″

6.39

−0.45

762

A0Vn

θ² Ori B

θ²

43

37042

05^h 35^m 26.40^s

−05° 25′ 00.7″

6.38

1895

B2-B5

component of the θ² Ori system; suspected variable

43335

29798

06^h 16^m 23.79^s

+17° 10′ 53.9″

6.39

−0.35

728

K5II

HD 34880

34880

24925

05^h 20^m 26.41^s

−05° 22′ 03.1″

6.40

−0.19

679

B8III

V1377

37055

26263

05^h 35^m 35.90^s

−03° 15′ 10.2″

6.40

−3.12

2608

B3IV

slowly pulsating B star

35656

25453

05^h 26^m 38.82^s

+06° 52′ 07.5″

6.41

1.55

305

A0Vn

35912

25582

05^h 28^m 01.47^s

+01° 17′ 53.7″

6.41

−1.35

1160

B2V

37904

26820

05^h 41^m 40.31^s

−02° 53′ 47.5″

6.41

1.80

273

A9IV-V

suspected variable

31423

22938

04^h 56^m 09.02^s

+07° 54′ 17.3″

6.42

2.57

192

F5

34317

24607

05^h 16^m 41.05^s

+01° 56′ 50.4″

6.42

0.07

608

A0V

variable star, ΔV = 0.008^m, P = 1.75 d

34878

24960

05^h 20^m 43.74^s

+02° 32′ 41.0″

6.43

0.91

415

G8IV

V1357

42807

29525

06^h 13^m 12.46^s

+10° 37′ 40.3″

6.44

5.15

59

G8V

RS CVn variable, V_max = 6.44^m, V_min = 6.49^m

35575

25368

05^h 25^m 36.50^s

−01° 29′ 28.7″

6.44

−0.49

791

B3V

32273

23419

05^h 02^m 00.03^s

+01° 36′ 31.8″

6.45

0.49

508

B8V

suspected variable

36814

26104

05^h 34^m 02.48^s

−07° 01′ 25.1″

6.45

0.00

637

K0

V1389

42787

29509

06^h 12^m 59.57^s

+06° 00′ 58.6″

6.45

−0.24

709

M...

semiregular variable

37808

26728

05^h 40^m 46.19^s

−10° 24′ 31.2″

6.46

0.38

536

B9.5IIIp Si

V1369

34959

25011

05^h 21^m 19.31^s

+04° 00′ 43.1″

6.49

−1.42

1244

B5Vp

Be star

36150

25732

05^h 29^m 41.59^s

−00° 48′ 08.7″

6.49

1.09

391

A2

variable star

37635

26623

05^h 39^m 30.84^s

−09° 42′ 23.8″

6.49

0.29

566

B7V

31411

22923

04^h 55^m 58.36^s

+05° 23′ 56.6″

6.50

0.62

489

A0V

HD 37150

37150

26314

05^h 36^m 15.03^s

−05° 38′ 52.5″

6.51

1270

B3Vv

suspected variable

V1051

37808

26728

05^h 40^m 46.19^s

−10° 24′ 31.19″

6.52

793

B9.5IIIsp...

α² CVn variable, ΔV = 0.02^m, P = 1.10 d

HD 37017

V1046

37017

26233

05^h 35^m 21.87^s

−04° 29′ 39.02″

6.56

1240

B1.5V

eclipsing binary and SX Ari variable, V_max = 6.54^m, V_min = 6.58^m, P = 0.95 d

σ Ori E

σ

48

V1030

37479

05^h 38^m 47.19^s

−02° 35′ 40.5″

6.61

1148

B2Vp

component of the σ Ori system; prototype ; SX Ari variable, V_max = 6.61^m, V_min = 6.77^m, P = 1.19 d

43317

29739

06^h 15^m 47.01^s

+04° 17′ 01.1″

6.62

1200

B3IV

slowly pulsating B star and β Cep variable, ΔV = 0.01^m, P = 0.91 d

σ Ori D

σ

48

37468

05^h 38^m 45.62^s

−02° 35′ 58.9″

6.62

1148

B2V

component of the σ Ori system

θ¹ Ori D

θ¹ D

41

37023

26224

05^h 35^m 17.20^s

−05° 23′ 15.7″

6.71

1600

B1.5Vp

component of the Trapezium; suspected variable

θ¹ Ori A

θ¹ A

41

37020

26220

05^h 35^m 15.82^s

−05° 23′ 14.3″

6.73

1600

B0.5V

component of the Trapezium; triple star system; Algol variable, V_max = 6.72^m, V_min = 7.65^m, P = 65.43 d

V1261

35155

25092

05^h 22^m 18.64^s

−08° 35′ 58.0″

6.77

939

S4,1

Z And and rotating ellipsoidal variable, V_max = 6.68^m, V_min = 7.08^m, P = 641 d

Mintaka C

δ

34

36485

25930

05^h 32^m 00.50^s

−00° 17′ 04.0″

6.83

916

B2V

component of the Mintaka system; suspected variable

HD 42618

42618

29432

06^h 12^m 01.0^s

+06° 46′ 59″

6.84

77

G4V

has a planet (b)

KX

36958

05^h 35^m 04.79^s

−04° 43′ 54.6″

6.90

B3V

Orion variable

Gliese 205

36395

25878

05^h 31^m 27.50^s

−03° 40′ 38.0″

6.97

19

M1.5V

V901

37776

26742

05^h 40^m 56.37^s

−01° 30′ 25.9″

6.97

1080

B2IV

SX Ari variable, V_max = 6.97^m, V_min = 7.02^m, P = 1.54 d

HD 33636

33636

24205

05^h 11^m 46.45^s

+04° 24′ 12.7″

7.06

92

G0VCH-0.3

binary star

31253

22826

04^h 54^m 44^s

+12° 21′ 08″

7.13

175.5

F8

has a planet ()

S Ori

S

36090

25673

05^h 29^m 00.89^s

−04° 41′ 32.8″

7.20

3662

M6.5-7.5e

Mira variable, V_max = 7.2^m, V_min = 13.1^m, P = 444 d

V1149

37824

26795

05^h 41^m 26.79^s

+03° 46′ 40.9″

7.2

446

G5

RS CVn variable, ΔV = 0.11^m, P = 3.88 d

HD 34137

34137

24482

05^h 15^m 11.87^s

+01° 33′ 22.14″

7.24

−0.34

2300

K2III

V359

37058

05^h 35^m 33.36^s

−04° 50′ 15.2″

7.30

B3Vp

SX Ari variable, V_max = 7.25^m, V_min = 7.36^m, P = 15.26 d

HD 34445

34445

24681

05^h 17^m 40.98^s

+07° 21′ 12.0″

7.31

3.97

152

G0

has six planets (b, c, d, e, f & g)

V1179

37151

26304

05^h 36^m 06.23^s

−07° 43′ 27.3″

7.37

627

B8V

α² CVn variable, ΔV = 0.1^m

V1192

31993

23245

05^h 00^m 08.22^s

+03° 17′ 12.0″

7.50

721

K2III

RS CVn variable, V_max = 7.5^m, V_min = 7.57^m, P = 29.5 d

36629

26000

05^h 32^m 57.08^s

−04° 34′ 59.3″

7.65

B2Vv

has a subdwarf companion; suspected variable

37903

26816

05^h 41^m 38.39^s

−02° 15′ 32.5″

7.83

970

B1.5V

illuminates NGC 2023; suspected variable

V1156

35298

25235

05^h 23^m 50.36^s

+02° 04′ 55.8″

7.89

1730

B7IV

SX Ari variable, ΔV = 0.03^m, P = 1.85 d

37806

26752

05^h 41^m 02.29^s

−02° 43′ 00.7″

7.90

1600

A2Vpe

Orion variable, V_max = 7.86^m, V_min = 8.08^m

θ¹ Ori B

θ¹ B

41

BM

37021

05^h 35^m 16.10^s

−05° 23′ 07.0″

7.96

1600

B1V

component of the Trapezium; quintuple star system; Algol variable, V_max = 7.9^m, V_min = 8.65^m, P = 6.47 d

38677

27305

05^h 47^m 06.0^s

−10° 37′ 49″

8.0

202

F8V

has four planets (, , & )

V372

36917

05^h 34^m 46.98^s

−05° 34′ 14.59″

8.03

A0V

Orion variable, V_max = 7.94^m, V_min = 8.13^m

V1107

36668

26048

05^h 33^m 26.06^s

+00° 37′ 16.9″

8.06

811

B8V

SX Ari variable, ΔV = 0.02^m, P = 2.12 d

38801

27384

05^h 47^m 59.18^s

−08° 19′ 39.7″

8.26

3.47

296

K0IV

has a planet (b)

39392

27828

05^h 53^m 19.0^s

+22° 04′ 20″

8.38

307

F8

has a planet ()

RS

44415

30286

06^h 22^m 13.19^s

+14° 40′ 41.3″

8.42

4020

F4Ib

classical Cepheid, V_max = 8.01^m, V_min = 8.88^m, P = 7.57 d

σ Ori C

σ

48

05^h 38^m 44.12^s

−02° 36′ 06.3″

8.79

1148

A2V

component of the σ Ori system

HD 37605

37605

26664

05^h 40^m 01.73^s

+06° 03′ 38.1″

8.69

5.53

140

K0

has two planets

V351

38238

27059

05^h 44^m 18.79^s

+00° 08′ 40.4″

8.87

547

A7IIIe

UX Ori star and δ Sct variable, V_max = 8.7^m, V_min = 9.8^m, P = 0.06 d

V2689 Ori

V2689

245409

26335

05^h 36^m 30.99^s

+11° 19′ 40.32″

8.90

37

K7-M0V

passed near the sun 500,000 years ago; BY Dra variable, V_max = 8.80^m, V_min = 9.85^m, P = 12.13 d

HD 290327

290327

25191

05^h 23^m 21.56^s

−02° 16′ 39.4″

8.96

5.26

179

G5IV

has a planet

DN Ori

DN

40632

28456

06^h 00^m 28.35^s

+10° 13′ 05.0″

9.15

942

A2e

Algol variable

V1355

291095

06^h 02^m 40.36^s

−00° 51′ 37.3″

9.19

K0-2IV

RS CVn variable, V_max = 8.97^m, V_min = 9.35^m

FT

42858

06^h 13^m 58.15^s

+21° 25′ 39.2″

9.29

A0

Algol variable, V_max = 9.1^m, V_min = 9.9^m, P = 3.15 d

ER

24156

05^h 11^m 14.51^s

−08° 33′ 24.7″

9.46

1340

G1V:

W UMa variable, V_max = 9.28^m, V_min = 10.01^m, P = 0.42 d

V1307

250550

28582

06^h 01^m 59.99^s

+16° 30′ 56.7″

9.48

B9e

Orion variable, ΔV = 0.35^m

UX

293782

23602

05^h 04^m 29.99^s

−03° 47′ 14.3″

9.48

913

A4IVe

prototype UX Ori star, V_max = 9.48^m, V_min = 12.5^m

EY

36412

25863

05^h 31^m 18.41^s

−05° 42′ 13.5″

9.49

A7V

Algol variable, V_max = 9.43^m, V_min = 10.13^m, P = 16.79 d

BN

05^h 36^m 29.35^s

+06° 50′ 02.2″

9.60

F4e

T Tau star, V_max = 9.60^m, V_min = 9.70^m, P = 0.65 d

FU Ori

FU

05^h 45^m 22.36^s

+09° 04′ 12.4″

9.60

F0Iab

prototype FU Orionis star

BF Ori

BF

26403

05^h 37^m 13.26^s

−06° 35′ 00.6″

9.69

A7III

UX Ori star, V_max = 9.69^m, V_min = 13.47^m

Gliese 221

27803

05^h 53^m 00.28^s

−05° 59′ 41.4″

9.69

66

K7V/M0V

has 2 planets

V586

37258

05^h 36^m 59.25^s

−06° 09′ 16.4″

9.77

A3V

UX Orionis star, V_max = 9.48^m, V_min = 11.41^m

V1788

37411

05^h 38^m 14.51^s

−05° 25′ 13.3″

9.79

B9Ve

Orion variable, V_max = 9.76^m, V_min = 9.85^m

23344

05^h 01^m 16.62^s

+04° 06′ 37.0″

9.81

371

sd:F0

metal-poor star

V1366

34282

24552

05^h 16^m 00.48^s

−09° 48′ 35.4″

9.84

622

A0

UX Ori star and δ Sct variable, V_max = 9.75^m, V_min = 10.62^m

EW

287727

05^h 20^m 09.15^s

+02° 02′ 40.0″

9.9

F8

Algol variable, V_max = 9.9^m, V_min = 10.6^m, P = 6.94 d

V1162

05^h 32^m 01.99^s

−07° 15′ 24.6″

9.9

A6mF2

δ Sct variable

Z

249313

28045

05^h 55^m 50.93^s

+13° 41′ 42.0″

9.98

B4V...

Algol variable

GW Ori

GW

244138

25689

05^h 29^m 08.39^s

+11° 52′ 12.7″

10.10

896

G5/8Ve

triple star; T Tau star

WASP-82

04^h 50^m 39.0^s

+01° 53′ 38″

10.1

652

F5

has a transiting planet ()

V1005 Ori

V1005

23200

04^h 59^m 34.83^s

+01° 47′ 00.7″

10.11

84

M0Ve

T Tau star and flare star, ΔV = 0.067^m, P = 4.41 d

V346

287841

25299

05^h 24^m 42.80^s

+01° 43′ 48.3″

10.17

1570

A

UX Ori star and δ Sct variable, V_max = 10.1^m, V_min = 10.9^m, P = 0.03 d

CO

25540

05^h 27^m 38.34^s

+11° 25′ 39.0″

10.30

1060

F7Ve

UX Ori star, V_max = 10.0^m, V_min = 12.8^m

FZ

288166

05^h 41^m 21.01^s

+02° 36′ 23.0″

10.70

G0

W UMa variable, V_max = 10.7^m, V_min = 11.3^m, P = 0.40 d

V380 Ori

V380

26327

05^h 36^m 25.43^s

−06° 52′ 57.7″

10.7

A1e

quadruple star; UX Ori star

GG

290842

05^h 43^m 10.22^s

−00° 41′ 14.9″

A2

Algol variable

HK

05^h 31^m 28.05^s

+12° 09′ 10.3″

11.20

A2?e+G0?e

UX Ori star, V_max = 11.2^m, V_min = 12.3^m

T

05^h 35^m 50.44^s

−05° 28′ 34.9″

11.25

A3IVeb

UX Ori star, V_max = 9.5^m, V_min = 12.6^m

DY

06^h 06^m 14.91^s

+13° 54′ 19.1″

11.29

RV Tau variable, V_max = 11.2^m, V_min = 12.2^m, P = 60.84 d

06^h 07^m 49.54^s

+18° 39′ 26.5″

11.30

1000

F0Ve

associated with a bipolar nebula

GJ 3379

06^h 00^m 03.50^s

+02° 42′ 23.7″

11.31

17

M4.0V

FH

243229

05^h 23^m 18.62^s

+04° 15′ 38.2″

11.37

A2

Algol variable

θ¹ Ori E

θ¹ E

41

05^h 35^m 15.77^s

−05° 23′ 10.02″

11.4

1600

G2IV+G2IV

component of the Trapezium; Algol variable and T Tau star, ΔV = 0.1^m, P = 9.90 d

V371

26081

05^h 33^m 44.81^s

+01° 56′ 43.4″

11.50

51

M2.5V

Wachmann's Flare Star; flare star

V1352

26857

05^h 42^m 09.27^s

+12° 29′ 21.6″

11.51

19

M4.0V

BY Dra variable, V_max = 11.48^m, V_min = 11.55^m

Gliese 179

22627

04^h 52^m 05.73^s

+06° 28′ 35.5″

11.96

7.41

40

M3.5

has a planet

GP

286340

05^h 02^m 48.07^s

+15° 19′ 12.6″

12.20

SC7/8

semiregular variable

V1642

05^h 29^m 20.65^s

+00° 41′ 28.0″

12.30

K2

Algol variable, V_max = 12.03^m, V_min = 13.07^m, P = 3.04 d

GU

06^h 10^m 04.62^s

+12° 49′ 46.6″

W UMa variable, V_max = 12.5^m, V_min = 13.3^m, P = 0.47 d

YY

05^h 34^m 47.53^s

−05° 57′ 56.9″

13.20

K2IVe

prototype YY Orionis star

θ¹ G

41

05^h 35^m 16.72^s

−05° 23′ 16.6″

13.68

1600

K0.7

component of the Trapezium; has a protoplanetary disk

G 99-47

V1201

05^h 56^m 25.47^s

+05° 21′ 48.6″

14.10

26

DA8P

variable white dwarf, V_max = 13^m, V_min = 14.12^m

V1118

05^h 34^m 44.75^s

−05° 33′ 42.2″

14.43

M1e

EXor

LP 658-2

05^h 55^m 09.49^s

−04° 10′ 04.3″

14.45

21

DZ11

05^h 51^m 19.48^s

−00° 10′ 21.3″

14.60

36

DQ8P

strongly magnetized white dwarf

V1159

05^h 28^m 59.57^s

−03° 33′ 52.3″

ER UMa variable

VY Ori

VY

05^h 33^m 35.89^s

−05° 01′ 32.49″

14.9

variable star

V1309

05^h 15^m 41.41^s

+01° 04′ 40.5″

15.2

WD+M0V

polar, V_max = 15.2^m, V_min = 18.2^m

CN

05^h 52^m 07.79^s

−05° 25′ 00.5″

16.2

SS Cyg variable, V_max = 12.1^m, V_min = 16.2^m

CZ

06^h 16^m 43.23^s

+15° 24′ 11.3″

17.6

SS Cygni variable, V_max = 12.1^m, V_min = 17.6^m

V1647

05^h 46^m 13.14^s

−00° 06′ 04.8″

18.1

EXor, V_max = 18.1^m, V_min = <20^m

4U 0614+091

V1055

06^h 17^m 07.3^s

+09° 08′ 13″

18.5

low-mass X-ray binary; producing relativistic jets

Becklin–Neugebauer Object

V2254

05^h 35^m 14.11^s

−05° 22′ 22.7″

B

Orion variable; well-studied protostar

V2384

05^h 35^m 21.84^s

−05° 46′ 08.6″

M7

has a brown dwarf companion; Algol variable

V2457

05^h 35^m 26.97^s

−05° 09′ 54.5″

M7

has a circumstellar disk; Orion variable

05^h 35^m 14.51^s

−05° 22′ 30.4″

protostellar binary

05^h 40^m 27.45^s

−07° 27′ 30.1″

suspected FU Ori star

S Ori 70

05^h 38^m 10.10^s

−02° 26′ 26.0″

T6

possibly a rogue planet

WISE J0521+1025

05^h 21^m 26.30^s

+10° 25′ 28.5″

16

brown dwarf

Table legend:

• Name = Proper name
• B = Bayer designation
• F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation
• Var = Variable star designation
• HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number
• HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number
• RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
• Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0

• vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or m_v), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M_v)
• Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth
• Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system
• Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]

References[]

ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues". Retrieved 2006-12-26.
Kostjuk, N. D. (2002). "HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index". Retrieved 2006-12-26.
Roman, N. G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation from a Position". Retrieved 2006-12-26.
Gould, B. A. "Uranometria Argentina". Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
"Naming Stars". Retrieved 13 December 2017.

v t Stars of Orion
Bayer	α (Betelgeuse) β (Rigel) γ (Bellatrix) δ (Mintaka) ε (Alnilam) ζ (Alnitak) η (Algjebba) θ¹ Trapezium Cluster θ¹ A θ¹ B θ¹ C θ¹ D θ¹ E θ² ι (Hatysa) κ (Saiph) λ (Meissa) μ ν ξ ο¹ ο² π¹ π² π³ (Tabit) π⁴ π⁵ π⁶ ρ σ τ υ (Thabit) φ¹ φ² χ¹ χ² ψ¹ ψ² ω
Flamsteed	11 15 22 (o) 23 (m) 29 (e) 31 32 (A) 42 (c) 49 (d) 51 (b) 56 69 (f¹) 74 (k)
Variable	S U W VV VY BF BM DN FU GW V380 V883 V1005 V1046
HR	1759 1763 1874 1887 1952 1988 2007 2113 2251 2275
HD	33636 34445 37605 42618 290327
Gliese	Gliese 179 Gliese 205 Gliese 208 Gliese 221 GJ 3379
Other	Becklin–Neugebauer Object CVSO 30 G 99-47 HH 1/2 LP 658-2 Ross 47 S Ori 70 4U 0614+091 WISE J0457−0207 WISE J0521+1025
List

List of stars in Orion

See also[]

References[]