Lamda Orionis

Star 22 of 100


Constellation: Orion

Difficulty: Moderate

Right Ascension: 05h 35m.1

Declination: +09° 56'

Magnitude: 3.5, 5.5

Separation: 4.3"

Position Angle: 44°

Last WDS Measure: 2019

My Observation Details

Object Name: Lambda Orionis
Seeing: VG
Transparency: 6
Lat/Lon: 35.15, -85.32
Instrument: 1300/102 (Orion Apex Maksutov)
Power: 130x
Date: 12-31-23
Time: 11:21pm EST
Est. P.A.: 35 deg

Observation Notes

Visual Description

The pair are very close in the eyepiece. Their color is the same. Lambda 2 appears about halk the size of Lambda 1, but both are relatively small stars.

Additional Notes

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Sketch

Lambda Orionis sketch