HR 1852

E540369

HR 1852 is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Orion, better known as Mintaka, one of the three stars forming Orion’s Belt.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
HR 1852 canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf multiple star system
star in Orion's Belt
formsWesternStarOfOrionsBelt true
hasAlternativeName Alnitak–Alnilam–Mintaka belt member
linked to: Alnitak
hasApparentMagnitudeV 2.23
hasApproximateLuminosityMultipleOfSun about 90000
hasApproximateMassMultipleOfSun about 20–25 for primary
hasBayerDesignation Delta Orionis
hasBDDesignation +00 870
hasColorIndexBminusV about −0.20
hasDeclination −00° 18′ (approx)
hasDistanceFromEarth_ly about 1200
hasDistanceFromEarth_pc about 360
hasEffectiveTemperature_K about 30000
hasFlamsteedDesignation 34 Orionis
hasGalacticLatitude_deg about −17
hasGalacticLongitude_deg about 205
hasHDDesignation HD 36486
hasHIPDesignation HIP 25930
hasHRDesignation HR 1852
hasLuminosityClass II
hasParallax_mas about 2.8
hasPrimaryComponent Mintaka A
linked to: Mintaka
hasPrimarySpectralType O9.5 II
hasProperName Mintaka
hasRadialVelocity_kmPerSec about +21
hasRightAscension 05h 32m 00s (approx)
hasSecondaryComponent Mintaka B
linked to: Mintaka
hasSecondarySpectralType B-type star
hasSpectralType B-type components
O9.5 II
hasTertiaryComponent Mintaka C
linked to: Mintaka
hasTertiarySpectralType B-type star
hasVariableDesignation V* DEL Ori A
hasVariableType eclipsing binary
isBrightStar true
isCataloguedIn Bright Star Catalogue
Henry Draper Catalogue
Hipparcos Catalogue
isComponentOfAsterism Orion's Belt
linked to: Orion Belt region
isMultipleSystemType triple star system
isNearCelestialEquator true
isOneOfThreeBeltStars true
isUsedForNavigation true
isVisibleToNakedEye true
locatedInConstellation Orion

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mintaka catalogIdentifier HR 1852
HIP 25930 HRNumber HR 1852