Iota Orionis

Star 24 of 100


Constellation: Orion

Difficulty: Easy

Right Ascension: 05h 35m.4

Declination: -05° 55'

Magnitude: 2.8, 7.7

Separation: 12.5"

Position Angle: 146°

Last WDS Measure: 2018

My Observation Details

Object Name: Iota Orionis
Seeing: VG
Transparency: 5
Lat/Lon: 35.15, -85.32
Instrument: 1300/102
Power: 130x
Date: 12-31-23
Time: 11:52pm EST
Est. P.A.: 150 deg

Observation Notes

Visual Description

Main star of the pair is noticeably blue. Split the pair easily.

Additional Notes

Many stars in the surrounding starfield.

Sketch

Iota Orionis sketch