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Zodiac: Aries
Mar 21 - Apr 20
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Orion (Orion)

Orion is one of the most prominent constellations in the night-sky. It is located on the celestial equator, covering a large area of the sky, both in the northern and the southern hemisphere. Therefore, it is well visible from all inhabited places on earth. Its distinct and unique shape makes it very easy to recognize. It is one of the dominating star formations during the winter months.
 
Orion is the ancient hunter, who was killed by the Scorpion. In the night-sky, he follows the Bull. Its belt is formed by a line of three very bright stars. His sword hangs down from his belt and is marked by the well-known Orion Nebula (M42, NGC1976).
 
The brightest star is Rigel (the leg of the giant) with a brightness of 0.1mag, the lower right star in Orion. Betelgeuse, the upper left star, is the second brightest star in Orion. It is a red giant star with a variable magnitude.
 
The Orion Nebula is a huge gas and dust cloud. It is a star formation area where new stars are born, hence its stars are all very young. Orion also hosts the famous horse head nebula, a dark dust cloud with the shape of a horse head.
This constellation belongs to the zodiac. Its time of the year is between and . This constellation does not belong to the zodiac. It's brightest star is (not in database).
Neighboring constellations are Taurus, Eridanus, Lepus, Monoceros, and Gemini. Have a look at our full list of all constellations.
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Latin name:  Orion (Ori)
English name:  Orion
Abbreviation:  Ori
Zodiac:  Constellation does not belong to the zodiac.
Brightest star:  (not in database)

Objects in Orion

A selection of interesting objects visible with a telescope.
M78 (NGC 2068)
a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion
Image credit: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

M42 (NGC 1976, Orion Nebula)
a diffuse nebula in the constellation Orion
Image credit: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

M43 (NGC 1982)
a diffuse nebula in the constellation Orion
Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA

NGC 2174 (Monkey Head Nebula)
a diffuse nebula in the constellation Orion
Image credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA).

NGC 2024 (Flame Nebula)
a diffuse nebula in the constellation Orion
Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/PSU/K.Getman, E.Feigelson, M.Kuhn & the MYStIX team; Infrared:NASA/JPL-Caltech

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