List of stars in Orion

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Orion, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name B F Var HD HIP RA Dec vis.mag. abs.mag. Dist. (ly) Sp. class Notes β 19 34085 24436 0.18 −6.69 773 B8Ia + B9V + B9V star, ; α 58 39801 27989 0.42 −6.02 643 M2Ib 9th-brightest star on average, , γ 24 35468 25336 1.64 −2.72 243 B2III suspected ε 46 37128 26311 1.69 −6.38 1342 B0Ia α Cyg variable, α Cyg variable, ζ 50 37742 26727 1.88 -6.0 817 O9.7Ib component of the Alnitak system; suspected variable κ 53 38771 27366 2.07 −4.65 721 B0.5Ia suspected variable δ 34 36486 25930 2.20 -5.8 916 B0III+O9V component of the Mintaka system; , ι 44 37043 26241 2.75 −5.30 1325 O9III Hatysa π3 1 30652 22449 3.19 -3.67 26 F6V Tabit; suspected variable η 28 35411 25281 3.35 −3.86 901 B1V + B2 Saif al Jabbar, Saiph; , λ 39 36861 26207 3.47 -4.25 1055 O8III component of the Meissa system; suspected variable τ 20 34503 24674 3.59 −2.56 554 B5III π4 3 30836 22549 3.68 −4.25 1259 B2III variable star, ζ 50 37743 26727 3.70 -3.29 817 B0III+B1IV component of the Alnitak system π5 8 31237 22797 3.71 −4.36 1342 B2III , σ 48 37468 26549 3.77 −3.96 1148 O9.5V component of the σ Ori system; ; suspected variable ο2 9 31421 22957 4.06 0.48 169 K2III φ2 40 37160 26366 4.09 1.33 116 G8III-IV μ 61 40932 28614 4.12 0.78 152 Am... suspected e 29 35369 25247 4.13 0.49 174 G8III A 32 36267 25813 4.20 −0.53 288 B5V π2 2 30739 22509 4.35 0.48 194 A1Vn φ1 37 36822 26176 4.39 −3.01 985 B0IV... χ1 54 39587 27913 4.39 4.67 28 G0V , ν 67 41753 29038 4.42 −1.65 534 B3IV variable star, ξ 70 42560 29426 4.45 −2.00 634 B3IV ρ 17 33856 24331 4.46 −0.65 344 K3III... suspected variable π6 10 31767 23123 4.47 −2.86 953 K2IIvar suspected variable ω 47 37490 26594 4.50 −3.98 1622 B3IIIe , 40657 28413 4.53 −1.02 420 K2IIIvar suspected variable c 42 37018 26237 4.58 −2.33 786 B2III... suspected variable ψ2 30 35715 25473 4.59 −3.60 1417 B2IV ellipsoidal variable and possible eclipsing binary, υ 36 36512 25923 4.62 −3.76 1545 B0V Thabit; suspected π1 7 31295 22845 4.64 1.80 121 A0V χ2 62 41117 28716 4.64 -7.6 1801 B2Ia α Cyg variable 11 V1032 32549 23607 4.65 −0.79 400 A0p Si , ο1 4 30959 22667 4.71 −1.39 542 M3Sv semiregular variable, 31 CI 36167 25737 4.71 −1.02 456 K5III semiregular variable, o 22 35039 25044 4.72 −3.26 1289 B2IV-V suspected β Cep variable 56 39400 27750 4.76 −2.91 1113 K2IIvar suspected variable d 49 37507 26563 4.77 1.41 153 A4V 36960 26199 4.78 −4.00 1863 B0.5V suspected variable 15 33276 24010 4.81 −0.14 318 F2IV ψ1 25 V1086 35439 25302 4.89 −2.77 1109 B1V:pe variable, b 51 37984 26885 4.90 0.07 302 K1III 44131 30093 4.91 −1.05 506 M1III variable star, 37756 26736 4.95 −4.08 2090 B2IV-V suspected eclipsing binary f1 69 42545 29434 4.95 −1.93 774 B5Vn A θ2 43 37041 26235 4.98 −3.84 1895 O9.5Vpe component of the θ2 Ori system; suspected variable m 23 35149 25142 5.00 −2.35 962 B1V suspected variable k 74 43386 29800 5.04 3.58 64 F5IV-V p 27 35410 25282 5.07 1.46 172 K0III suspected variable θ1 C 41 37022 26221 5.13 -4.9 1600 O6Vpe component of the ; triple star system; suspected variable 64 41040 28691 5.14 −2.44 1069 B8V suspected variable g 6 31283 22833 5.18 0.84 241 A3V suspected variable 33554 24197 5.18 0.21 321 K5III 71 43042 29650 5.20 3.58 69 F6V 60 40446 28296 5.21 −0.05 367 A1Vs suspected variable 45 37077 26268 5.24 −0.04 370 F0III 52 38710 27386 5.26 −0.58 479 A5V n2 38 36777 26126 5.32 0.20 345 A2V 5 31139 22730 5.33 −1.13 638 M1III suspected variable 31296 22834 5.33 −0.33 441 K1III i 14 33054 23879 5.33 1.46 194 Am 21 34658 24817 5.34 1.42 198 F5IIvar 36591 25980 5.34 −4.14 2567 B1IV suspected variable f2 72 43153 29704 5.34 −0.50 479 B7V 30210 22157 5.35 0.79 266 Am... VV 36695 26063 5.36 −3.41 1852 B1V Algol variable, 55 39291 27658 5.36 −3.20 1680 B2IV-V suspected variable 30034 22044 5.39 1.97 157 F0V l 75 43525 29850 5.39 0.93 254 A2V U 39816 28041 5.40 1420 M8III , h 16 33254 23983 5.43 1.77 176 A2m suspected variable 73 43247 29736 5.44 −2.72 1399 B9II-III n1 33 36351 25861 5.46 −2.95 1567 B1.5V 34043 24450 5.50 −0.82 598 K4III suspected variable 18 34203 24555 5.52 0.26 368 A0V 35536 25329 5.60 −0.85 635 K5III 35 36653 26093 5.60 −0.39 513 B3V 36881 26215 5.60 −2.66 1462 B9IIIMNp... λ 39 36862 26207 5.61 -1.94 1055 B0.5V component of the Meissa system 43318 29716 5.62 2.86 116 F6V 66 41380 28814 5.63 −3.78 2489 G4III 36959 26197 5.67 2694 B1Vvar suspected variable 63 41361 28812 5.67 −1.97 1101 G7III: 44033 30099 5.67 −0.46 548 K3Ib suspected variable 35007 25028 5.68 −1.91 1076 B3V 35299 25223 5.69 −1.28 809 B1.5V suspected variable 40369 28302 5.70 −1.35 838 K2III... 42111 29151 5.70 −0.66 609 A3Vn 43587 29860 5.70 4.27 63 G0.5Vb 37209 26345 5.71 −3.14 1918 B1V... suspected variable 68 42509 29433 5.76 −1.61 970 B9.5V 36166 25751 5.77 −2.16 1254 B2V 34989 25041 5.78 −0.99 736 B1V... 38527 27280 5.78 0.96 300 G8III 31373 22913 5.79 0.23 423 B9V 39007 27549 5.79 0.74 334 G8III 36134 25708 5.80 0.02 467 K1III... suspected variable 43023 29575 5.83 0.91 315 G8III 42954 29616 5.86 0.15 452 A6m 37320 26487 5.87 −0.29 556 B8III 39910 28011 5.87 1.02 304 K2III: 33646 24203 5.88 −1.36 916 F5 33608 24162 5.89 2.97 125 F5V 40020 28139 5.89 1.02 307 K2III 59 V1004 40372 28271 5.89 0.72 353 A5me , 33833 24294 5.90 0.22 446 G7III 32263 23408 5.91 −0.01 498 K0 43112 29678 5.91 −2.21 1370 B1V suspected variable 36780 26108 5.92 −1.14 842 K5III 57 39698 27965 5.92 −2.25 1405 B2V suspected variable 36162 25790 5.93 0.81 344 A3Vn 37788 26762 5.93 2.38 168 F0IV 38529 27253 5.94 2.80 138 G4V ; has a planet and a 39421 27713 5.95 0.62 379 A2Vn 37481 26535 5.96 −2.45 1567 B1.5IV suspected variable 39051 27560 5.96 0.00 507 K2III 39286 27747 5.96 −2.16 1370 B9V + G suspected variable 37171 26386 5.97 −1.04 821 K4II SB variable star, 38089 26926 5.97 2.47 163 F3V 38858 27435 5.97 5.01 51 G4V has a planet; suspected variable 3911839119 27588 5.97 −1.73 1128 G8III+... suspected variable 39985 28110 5.97 −0.68 697 A0IV 31331 22840 5.98 −1.38 964 B5V 35281 25187 5.99 0.09 493 B8+... 37594 26624 5.99 2.91 135 A8Vs 39775 27939 5.99 −1.03 827 K0III 44497 30318 6.00 2.00 205 F0III 37303 26427 6.03 −2.07 1358 B1Vvar suspected variable 30545 22354 6.04 −0.64 707 K1III 32686 23643 6.04 −3.83 3075 B5IV V1031 38735 27341 6.04 −0.47 653 A4V Algol variable, 42477 29371 6.04 0.44 430 A0Vnn 43285 29728 6.07 −0.72 743 B6V 33883 24349 6.08 −1.07 879 A5V 38309 27118 6.09 2.57 165 F0III:n , 41076 28686 6.09 0.25 480 A0Vs W 32736 23680 6.10 −0.56 700 C semiregular variable, 30870 22597 6.11 −0.56 704 B5V 33419 24041 6.11 1.19 314 K0III 37232 26414 6.11 −1.01 867 B2IV-V 43683 29931 6.12 −0.33 637 A3V 35317 25240 6.13 2.31 189 F7V 39632 27900 6.13 −2.15 1475 G9II 31764 23161 6.14 −0.43 671 B7V suspected variable 13 33021 23852 6.15 3.89 92 G1IV 34180 24493 6.15 2.84 150 F0IV 36558 25976 6.15 −2.16 1495 K5 37356 26477 6.16 −1.52 1120 B2IV-V suspected variable 35588 25378 6.18 −2.25 1583 B2.5V suspected variable 35693 25502 6.18 0.43 461 A1IV CK 36217 25785 6.21 −0.02 574 K2III not variable 40347 28252 6.21 0.77 400 K0 suspected variable 37744 26713 6.22 −2.34 1680 B1.5V suspected variable 40282 28232 6.22 0.21 519 M0III 36430 25869 6.23 −2.43 1762 B2V 33555 24130 6.24 2.82 158 G8III 35640 25401 6.24 −0.31 667 B9.5Vn 36779 26106 6.24 −1.66 1240 B2.5V suspected variable 37016 26234 6.24 −1.46 1128 B2.5V HD 38495 38495 27212 6.24 0.96 371 K1III... HD 43821 43821 29982 6.24 1.11 346 K0 HD 31623 31623 23041 6.25 1.63 274 F2 HD 36840 36840 26149 6.25 −1.63 1230 G5 HD 39927 39927 28019 6.28 1.32 321 A2III HD 30869 30869 22607 6.30 3.19 136 F5 HD 39685 39685 27902 6.30 0.16 552 K0 BL Ori BL 44984 30564 6.30 −1.70 1299 C semiregular variable, HD 32115 32115 23296 6.31 2.83 162 A8IV V1197 Ori V1197 38099 26953 6.31 −0.28 679 K4III rotating ellipsoidal variable, HD 43819 V1155 43819 30019 6.32 −0.11 631 B9IIIsp... α2 CVn variable, HD 30321 30321 22189 6.33 1.68 277 A2V HD 33946 33946 24377 6.33 −0.70 832 M0V suspected variable HD 34648 34748 24847 6.33 −2.45 1863 B1.5Vn HD 35407 35407 25288 6.33 −1.55 1226 B4IVn HD 36285 36285 25786 6.33 −1.53 1216 B2IV-V HD 31739 31739 23092 6.34 0.62 454 A2V V1649 Ori V1649 35242 25205 6.34 1.96 245 A2V δ Sct variable HD 35909 35909 25638 6.35 1.38 322 A4V HD 44867 44867 30517 6.35 0.99 385 G9III HD 35775 35775 25505 6.36 0.78 425 K0 HD 42351 42351 29326 6.37 −3.18 2650 K1II suspected variable HD 43358 43358 29746 6.37 1.53 303 F5IV: HD 36058 36058 25667 6.39 −0.45 762 A0Vn θ2 Ori B θ2 43 37042 6.38 1895 B2-B5 component of the θ2 Ori system; suspected variable HD 43335 43335 29798 6.39 −0.35 728 K5II HD 34880 34880 24925 6.40 −0.19 679 B8III V1377 Ori V1377 37055 26263 6.40 −3.12 2608 B3IV slowly pulsating B star HD 35656 35656 25453 6.41 1.55 305 A0Vn HD 35912 35912 25582 6.41 −1.35 1160 B2V HD 37904 37904 26820 6.41 1.80 273 A9IV-V suspected variable HD 31423 31423 22938 6.42 2.57 192 F5 HD 34317 34317 24607 6.42 0.07 608 A0V variable star, HD 34878 34878 24960 6.43 0.91 415 G8IV V1357 Ori V1357 42807 29525 6.44 5.15 59 G8V RS CVn variable, HD 35575 35575 25368 6.44 −0.49 791 B3V HD 32273 32273 23419 6.45 0.49 508 B8V suspected variable HD 36814 36814 26104 6.45 0.00 637 K0 V1389 Ori V1389 42787 29509 6.45 −0.24 709 M... semiregular variable HD 37808 V1051 37808 26728 6.46 0.38 536 B9.5IIIp Si α2 CVn variable, V1369 Ori V1369 34959 25011 6.49 −1.42 1244 B5Vp Be star HD 36150 36150 25732 6.49 1.09 391 A2 variable star HD 37635 37635 26623 6.49 0.29 566 B7V HD 31411 31411 22923 6.50 0.62 489 A0V HD 37150 37150 26314 6.51 1270 B3Vv suspected variable HD 37017 V1046 37017 26233 6.56 1240 B1.5V eclipsing binary and SX Ari variable, σ Ori E σ 48 V1030 37479 6.61 1148 B2Vp component of the σ Ori system; prototype helium-rich star; SX Ari variable, HD 43317 43317 29739 6.62 1200 B3IV slowly pulsating B star and β Cep variable, σ Ori D σ 48 37468 6.62 1148 B2V component of the σ Ori system θ1 Ori D θ1 D 41 37023 26224 6.71 1600 B1.5Vp component of the Trapezium; suspected variable θ1 Ori A θ1 A 41 37020 26220 6.73 1600 B0.5V component of the Trapezium; triple star system; Algol variable, HD 35155 V1261 35155 25092 6.77 939 S4,1 Z And and rotating ellipsoidal variable, Mintaka C δ 34 36485 25930 6.83 916 B2V component of the Mintaka system; suspected variable HD 42618 42618 29432 6.84 77 G4V has a planet (b) KX Ori KX 36958 6.90 B3V Orion variable Gliese 205 36395 25878 6.97 19 M1.5V V901 Ori V901 37776 26742 6.97 1080 B2IV SX Ari variable, HD 33636 33636 24205 7.06 92 G0VCH-0.3 binary star HD 31253 31253 22826 7.13 175.5 F8 has a planet (b) S Ori S 36090 25673 7.20 3662 M6.5-7.5e Mira variable, HD 37824 V1149 37824 26795 7.2 446 G5 RS CVn variable, HD 34137 34137 24482 7.24 −0.34 2300 K2III HD 37058 V359 37058 7.30 B3Vp SX Ari variable, HD 34445 34445 24681 7.31 3.97 152 G0 has six planets (b, c, d, e, f & g) HD 37151 V1179 37151 26304 7.37 627 B8V α2 CVn variable, V1192 Ori V1192 31993 23245 7.50 721 K2III RS CVn variable, HD 36629 36629 26000 7.65 B2Vv has a subdwarf companion; suspected variable HD 37903 37903 26816 7.83 970 B1.5V illuminates NGC 2023; suspected variable HD 35298 V1156 35298 25235 7.89 1730 B7IV SX Ari variable, HD 37806 37806 26752 7.90 1600 A2Vpe Orion variable, θ1 Ori B θ1 B 41 BM 37021 7.96 1600 B1V component of the Trapezium; quintuple star system; Algol variable, HD 38677 38677 27305 8.0 202 F8V has four planets (b, c, d & e) V372 Ori V372 36917 8.03 A0V Orion variable, HD 36668 V1107 36668 26048 8.06 811 B8V SX Ari variable, HD 38801 38801 27384 8.26 3.47 296 K0IV has a planet (b) HD 39392 39392 27828 8.38 307 F8 has a planet (b) RS Ori RS 44415 30286 8.42 4020 F4Ib classical Cepheid, σ Ori C σ 48 8.79 1148 A2V component of the σ Ori system HD 37605 37605 26664 8.69 5.53 140 K0 has two planets V351 Ori V351 38238 27059 8.87 547 A7IIIe UX Ori star and δ Sct variable, V2689 Ori V2689 245409 26335 8.90 37 K7-M0V passed near the sun 500,000 years ago; BY Dra variable, HD 290327 290327 25191