Canis Minor is a small constellation in the northern sky. It represents the smaller dog following Orion. It is home to Procyon, one of the brightest stars in the sky, and Luyten's Star, one of the nearest stars to Earth.| www.constellation-guide.com
Saiph, Kappa Orionis (κ Ori), is a blue-white supergiant located at a distance of 650 ly from Earth in the constellation Orion. It marks Orion's right knee.| Star Facts
Alcor (80 Ursae Majoris, g Ursae Majoris) is a double star in the constellation Ursa Major. It is the fainter companion to the Big Dipper star Mizar.| Star Facts
Tabit (Pi³ Orionis) is an F-type main sequence star located 26.32 light-years away in the constellation Orion. It is one of the relatively bright stars that form Orion's Shield.| Star Facts
Alnilam (ε Ori) is a blue supergiant star located 1,180 light-years away in the constellation of Orion. It forms Orion's Belt with Alnitak and Mintaka.| Star Facts
The Spirograph Nebula (IC 418) is a planetary nebula located about 3,600 light years away in the constellation Lepus, just under Orion's feet. It was named for its elaborate pattern of shells and filaments that surround the bright central nebulosity.| www.constellation-guide.com
Castor, Alpha Geminorum (α Gem), is a sextuple star system located at a distance of 51 ly from Earth in the constellation Gemini. It consists of three binary pairs.| Star Facts
The Northern Cross is a prominent asterism formed by the brightest stars in the constellation Cygnus. It appears in a rich Milky Way field and outlines the body of the celestial Swan.| www.constellation-guide.com
BAT99-98 is a Wolf-Rayet star located in the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. With a mass 226 times that of the Sun, it may be the most massive star discovered to date.| Star Facts
Alnitak, Zeta Orionis (ζ Ori), is a triple star system located at a distance of 1,260 light years. It forms Orion's Belt with Alnilam and Mintaka.| Star Facts
Messier 78 (M78) is a reflection nebula located in the northern constellation Orion, the Hunter. M78 is the brightest diffuse reflection nebula in the sky. It has an apparent magnitude of 8.3 and lies at an approximate distance of 1,600 light years from Earth. It has the designation NGC 2068 in the New General Catalogue.… Read More »Messier 78| Messier Objects
The Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) is an emission nebula located 1,350 light years away in the constellation Orion. It is illuminated by the supergiant Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion's Belt.| www.constellation-guide.com
Asterisms are defined as patterns formed by stars of one or more constellations. These star patterns are commonly recognized by observers across the world and once served as a basis for the modern 88 constellations.| www.constellation-guide.com
Orion's Sword is one of three major asterisms in the constellation Orion, along with Orion's Belt and Orion's Shield. It is formed by three multiple star systems -- 42 Orionis, Theta Orionis, and Iota Orionis -- and the bright, large Orion Nebula (Messier 42).| www.constellation-guide.com
Lepus is a northern constellation located just south of Orion. It contains the white supergiant Arneb, the famous variable star R Leporis (Hind's Crimson Star), the globular cluster Messier 79, and the Spirograph Nebula.| www.constellation-guide.com
Orion, the Hunter, is one of the best known constellations in the sky. Home to Orion's Belt, the Orion Nebula, and the bright stars Rigel and Betelgeuse, the constellation lies north of the celestial equator and is visible from both hemispheres.| www.constellation-guide.com
Canis Major is a constellation in the southern sky. It represents the bigger dog following Orion, the Hunter. The constellation is home to Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, and the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy.| www.constellation-guide.com
Eridanus is one of the largest constellations in the sky. It represents the celestial river. It is home to Achernar, one of the brightest stars in the sky, the nearby star Epsilon Eridani, and the Witch Head Nebula (IC 2118).| www.constellation-guide.com
Epsilon Eridani (ε Eri) is an orange dwarf located 10.475 light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. It is the third nearest visible star to the Sun. It hosts a confirmed planet, Epsilon Eridani b.| Star Facts
Hatysa (ι Ori) is the primary component in a multiple star system located 1,340 light-years away in the constellation Orion. It forms Orion’s Sword with 42 Orionis, Theta Orionis, and the Orion Nebula (M42).| Star Facts
Bellatrix, Gamma Orionis (γ Ori), is a main sequence star located at a distance of 250 ly in Orion constellation. Also known as the Amazon Star, it marks Orion's left shoulder.| Star Facts
Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis (α Ori), is a red supergiant star and supernova candidate located 548 light-years away in the constellation Orion. Marking the Hunter's shoulder, it is one of the most recognizable stars in the night sky.| Star Facts
Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris (α CMa), is the brightest star in the sky. The Sirius star system lies at a distance of 8.6 ly from Earth in the constellation Canis Major. It can be found using the stars of Orion's Belt.| Star Facts
40 Eridani (Keid) is a triple star system located 16.34 light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. In Star Trek lore, primary component is the host star of the planet Vulcan.| Star Facts
The Witch Head Nebula (IC 2118) is a large, faint reflection nebula located approximately 900 light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. It is illuminated by the supergiant Rigel in Orion, the seventh brightest star in the sky.| www.constellation-guide.com
Messier 42 (M42), the famous Orion Nebula, is an emission-reflection nebula located in the constellation Orion, the Hunter. With an apparent magnitude of 4.0, the Orion Nebula is one of the brightest nebulae in the sky and is visible to the naked eye. It lies at a distance of 1,344 light years from Earth and… Read More »Messier 42: Orion Nebula| Messier Objects
Orion’s Belt is one of the most familiar asterisms in the night sky. It is formed by three stars in the constellation Orion: Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka. The bright blue stars are part of the hourglass-shaped constellation figure of Orion.| www.constellation-guide.com
Procyon, Alpha Canis Minoris (α CMi), is the eighth brightest star in the sky. It is the primary component in a binary star system located 11.46 light-years away in the constellation Canis Minor.| Star Facts
The list of all the named stars (stars with names that have been formally approved by the IAU), with name origins and etymologies explained.| Star Facts
The Winter Triangle, or the Great Southern Triangle, is an asterism formed by the bright stars Betelgeuse in Orion, Procyon in Canis Minor and Sirius in Canis Major constellation.| www.constellation-guide.com
Aldebaran, Alpha Tauri (α Tau), is an orange giant star located at a distance of 65.3 ly from Earth in the constellation Taurus. It marks the eye of the Bull.| Star Facts
Alpha Centauri (α Cen) is a triple star system located at a distance of 4.37 light years from Earth in the constellation Centaurus. It is the nearest star system to the Sun and hosts the nearest extrasolar planets to Earth.| Star Facts
Deneb (α Cyg) is a blue-white supergiant located 2,615 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus. The luminous star forms the Summer Triangle with Vega and Altair.| Star Facts