γ Orionis

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
astronomer
gptkbp:age about 25 million years
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bellatrix
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 1.64
−2.78
gptkbp:BayerDesignation gptkb:γ_Orionis
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:ADS_4071
gptkb:BD+06_919
gptkb:FK5_187
gptkb:HD_35468
gptkb:HIP_25336
gptkb:HR_1790
gptkb:SAO_112740
GC 6722
WDS J05251+0621
gptkbp:colorIndexB-V −0.22
−0.86
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Orion
gptkbp:declination +06° 20′ 58.9317″
gptkbp:diameter about 5.8 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy ancient astronomers
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 250 light-years
gptkbp:eponymOf Bellatrix Line (in spectroscopy)
gptkbp:evolutionaryStage red supergiant
gptkbp:FlamsteedDesignation gptkb:24_Orionis
gptkbp:hasCompanion no known stellar companion
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:heliumRich yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label γ Orionis
gptkbp:luminosity about 9,000 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:mass about 8.6 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity −0.07
gptkbp:notableFor one of the brightest stars in Orion
sometimes called the Amazon Star
gptkbp:parallax 0.20 mas
4.02 mas
gptkbp:properMotionRA −8.11 mas/yr
−12.88 mas/yr
gptkbp:rightAscension 05h 25m 07.86327s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 40 km/s
gptkbp:spectralType B2 III
gptkbp:temperature about 21,800 K
gptkbp:variableStar no
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gamma_Orionis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7