Celestial Objects

Bellatrix

Stars

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Space and Astronomy Atlas. "Bellatrix." Accessed September 2, 2026. https://space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/bellatrix.

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Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Bellatrix. Retrieved September 2, 2026, from https://space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/bellatrix

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@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-bellatrix,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {Bellatrix},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/bellatrix},
  note = {Accessed September 2, 2026}
}

Bellatrix is the third-brightest star in the constellation Orion, positioned about 5 degrees west of the red supergiant Betelgeuse and carrying the Bayer designation Gamma Orionis. At a distance of only about 244.6 light-years it is the closest major star in Orion, and with a slightly variable magnitude near 1.6 it typically ranks as the 25th-brightest star in the night sky.

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