Orion's Belt
id:
orion-s-belt-161-2834080
title:
Orion's Belt
text:
Orion's Belt is an asterism in the constellation of Orion. Other names include the Belt of Orion, the Three Kings, and the Three Sisters. The belt consists of three bright and easily identifiable collinear star systems – Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka – nearly equally spaced in a line, spanning an angular size of ~140′ (2.3°). Owing to the high surface temperatures of their constituent stars, the intense light emitted are blue-white in color, aiding in the recognition of the familiar astronomical
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Asterism of three stars within the constellation of Orion
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion%27s_Belt
date created:
2004-10-23T11:48:33Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T04:38:11Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q324312","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q324312"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Orion%27s_Belt_Panorama.jpg","width":4000,"height":2635}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16