Mintaka

E126207

B-type main-sequence star multiple star system spectroscopic binary star star in Orion's Belt stellar system

Mintaka is a bright multiple star system in the constellation Orion, forming one of the three prominent stars of Orion’s Belt.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Mintaka canonical	1
Mintaka A	1
Mintaka B	1
Mintaka C	1
Mintaka D	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	B-type main-sequence star ⓘ multiple star system ⓘ spectroscopic binary star ⓘ star in Orion's Belt ⓘ stellar system ⓘ
ageEstimate	a few million years ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Delta Orionis ⓘ Delta Orionis ⓘ surface form: δ Orionis
apparentMagnitudeV	about 2.2 ⓘ
belongsToAsterism	Orion constellation ⓘ surface form: Orion's Belt
brightnessRankInOrion	among the brightest stars in Orion ⓘ
catalogIdentifier	HD 36486 ⓘ HIP 25930 ⓘ HR 1852 ⓘ SAO 132220 ⓘ
colorIndexBminusV	about −0.2 ⓘ
componentOf	Orion constellation ⓘ surface form: Orion's Belt
constellation	Orion ⓘ
culturalSignificance	navigation star ⓘ
declination	−00° 18′ ⓘ
discoveryOfMultiplicity	recognized as multiple system by spectroscopy and high-resolution imaging ⓘ
distanceFromEarth	about 1,200 light-years ⓘ about 360 parsecs ⓘ
eclipticProximity	lies very close to the celestial equator ⓘ
effectiveTemperaturePrimary	about 30,000 K ⓘ
galacticLatitude	about −17° ⓘ
galacticLongitude	about 203° ⓘ
hasComponent	Mintaka self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mintaka A Mintaka self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mintaka B Mintaka self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mintaka C Mintaka self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mintaka D
locatedIn	Milky Way ⓘ Orion OB association ⓘ surface form: Orion OB1 association
luminosityClassPrimary	bright giant ⓘ
luminosityEstimate	tens of thousands of times the Sun ⓘ
massEstimate	primary component about 20 solar masses ⓘ
neighboringStarInBelt	Alnilam ⓘ Alnitak ⓘ
parallax	about 2.8 mas ⓘ
properMotionDec	about −1 mas/yr ⓘ
properMotionRA	about +1 mas/yr ⓘ
radialVelocity	about +21 km/s ⓘ
rightAscension	05h 32m ⓘ
spectralType	O9.5 II ⓘ
spectralTypePrimary	O9.5 II ⓘ
variableStarDesignation	V* del Ori ⓘ
variableStarType	eclipsing binary ⓘ
visibilitySeason	best seen in northern winter ⓘ
visibleFrom	both hemispheres ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Orion → hasStar → Mintaka ⓘ

subject surface form: Orion's Belt

Mintaka → hasComponent → Mintaka self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mintaka A

Mintaka → hasComponent → Mintaka self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mintaka B

Mintaka → hasComponent → Mintaka self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mintaka C

Mintaka → hasComponent → Mintaka self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mintaka D