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Rho
Its story
Rho Orionis is an orange K-type giant at three hundred and fifty light-years, settled north of Orion's famous belt. Although it lies outside the hunter's most photographed figures —the belt, the sword, the giant shoulders— its warm tone contrasts with the dominant blues of the most recognisable constellation in the winter sky. An orange note within a blue symphony.
- Constellation
- Orion
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.46
- Distance
- 350.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 78.323° · Dec 2.861°
- Catalogue
- HIP 24331 · HD 33856
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