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9 lines
797 B
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name: Mintaka (δ Ori)
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constellation: Ori
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created_by: editor.cs
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created_date: 2023-11-05 17:12:36.664112
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updated_by: editor.cs
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updated_date: 2023-11-05 17:12:36.664115
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The right blue-white star of the belt near the celestial equator. It is one of the easiest distinguishable pairs - a telescope with a diameter of at least 5 cm will be sufficient. We will see the pale blue guide of magnitude 6.9 next to the main component at a separation of 52.6". It is likely a true binary star, even though the components are separated by half a light-year. Their mutual orbital period could therefore last up to a million years. The system is located at a distance of 2,350 light-years. Additionally, the main component is a variable star, but with a very small change in brightness (around 2.2 mag). |