Beta Orionis

Star 18 of 100


Constellation: Orion

Difficulty: Moderate

Right Ascension: 05h 14m.5

Declination: -08° 12'

Magnitude: 0.3, 6.8

Separation: 9.7"

Position Angle: 202°

Last WDS Measure: 2017

My Observation Details

Object Name: Beta Orionis
Seeing: VG
Transparency: 5
Lat/Lon: 35.15, -85.32
Instrument: 1300/102 (Orion Apex Maksutov)
Power: 130x
Date: 12-31-23
Time: 11:40pm EST
Est. P.A.: 200 deg

Observation Notes

Visual Description

Very hard pair to split since Beta 1 is so brightand Beta 2 is so close.

Additional Notes

Only a couple other very faint stars in FOV with this power and scope.

Sketch

Beta Orionis sketch