HD 36486
E540370
HD 36486 is the stellar catalog designation for Mintaka, a bright multiple star system that forms the westernmost star in Orion’s Belt.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Orion Belt star
ⓘ
eclipsing binary ⓘ multiple star system ⓘ spectroscopic binary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Delta Orionis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mintaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOfAsterism | Orion’s Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAge | a few million years ⓘ |
| hasApparentMagnitudeRangeV | about 2.20–2.23 ⓘ |
| hasApparentMagnitudeV | about 2.23 ⓘ |
| hasBayerDesignation | δ Orionis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBDDesignation | BD −00°983 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCompanions | multiple stellar components ⓘ |
| hasDeclination | −00° 18′ ⓘ |
| hasDistanceFromEarth |
about 1,200 light-years
ⓘ
about 360 parsecs ⓘ |
| hasEffectiveTemperaturePrimary | about 30,000 K ⓘ |
| hasFlamsteedDesignation | 34 Orionis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGalacticPopulation | Population I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHIPDesignation | HIP 25930 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHRDesignation | HR 1852 ⓘ |
| hasLuminosity | tens of thousands of times the Sun’s luminosity ⓘ |
| hasMassPrimary | about 20 solar masses ⓘ |
| hasMassSecondary | about 8 solar masses ⓘ |
| hasRadialVelocity | about +21 km/s ⓘ |
| hasRightAscension | 05h 32m ⓘ |
| hasSAODesignation | SAO 112740 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpectralType | O9.5II ⓘ |
| hasSpectralTypeComponent |
B-type (secondary)
ⓘ
O9.5II (primary) ⓘ |
| hasVariableStarDesignation | V* Mintaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariableType | eclipsing binary of Algol type ⓘ |
| isBrightStar | true ⓘ |
| isCataloguedIn |
Bright Star Catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Draper Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Hipparcos Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ SAO Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLocatedNear | celestial equator ⓘ |
| isPartOfConstellation | Orion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isReferenceStarFor | Orion constellation identification ⓘ |
| isUsedAs | navigation star ⓘ |
| isVisibleToNakedEye | true ⓘ |
| isWesternmostStarOf | Orion’s Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitsCommonBarycenterWith | HD 36486 secondary component ⓘ |
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