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Orion, the Hunter, is a prominent constellation, perhaps the best-known in the sky. Its brilliant stars, on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world, make this constellation universally recognized.

Orion is standing next to the river Eridanus with his two hunting dogs Canis Major and Canis MinorCanis Minor Abbreviation CMi Genitive Canis Minoris Meaning in English the Smaller Dog Right ascension 8 h Declination 5° Visible to latitude Between 85° and −75° On meridian 9 p. March 1 Area Total Ranked 71st182 sq. Number of stars with apparent m, fighting Taurus the bull. Other prey of his, such as Lepus the hareLepus ''Caprolagus ''Pronolagus Hares and Jackrabbits belong to family Leporidae, and mostly in genus Lepus''. Very young hares are called leverets . They are very fast moving. The European Brown Hare can run at speeds of up to 70 km/h (45 mi/h). Hares li, can be found nearby.

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The constellation is extremely rich in bright starFor alternate meanings see star (disambiguation Hubble Space Telescope of the Sagittarius Star Cloud in the Milky Way Galaxy. A star is any massive gaseous celestial body in outer space. Stars appear as shining points in the nighttime sky that twinkle becs and in deep-sky objects. Here are some of its stars:

• HekaIn Egyptian mythology, Heka was an alternate spelling for either Hike or Heget. One of the stars in the constellation Orion is named Heka. It is also known as Meissa or Lambda Orionis. Heka is a spectral type O star and is part of the Collinder 69 star cl is Orion's head.
• BetelgeuseBetelgeuse also called alpha; Orionis is a red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion. It is the 10th brightest star in the sky, and is a vertex of the Winter Triangle. Its proximity to Earth combined with its enormous size make it (aside from the (α), at its right shoulder, is a red star, larger than the orbit of Venus. The title of α-star was falsely awarded to this star; it should have been given to Rigel instead, which is somewhat brighter. Betelgeuse is actually a sextuple star, but its companions are too small to be easily seen. It forms a point of the Winter Triangle.
• Bellatrix (γ), "warrior woman," is at Orion's left shoulder.
• Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka (ζ, ε and δ) make up the asterism known as Orion's Belt: three bright stars in a row; even from these alone one can recognize Orion.
• Saiph is at Orion's right knee.
• Rigel (β), at the constellation's left knee, is a large white star, among the brightest in the sky. It has three companions, also difficult to see.
• Hatsya (ι) is at the tip of Orion's sword.

The major stars of Orion are all very similar in age and physical characteristics, suggesting that they may have a common origin. Betelgeuse is the single exception to this.

Orion is very useful in locating other stars. By extending the line of the Belt southwestward, Sirius (α Canis Majoris) can be found; northeastward, Aldebaran, α Tauri. A line eastward across the two shoulders indicates the direction of Procyon, α Canis Minoris. A line from Rigel through Betelgeuse points to Castor and Pollux, α and β Geminorum.

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