Mintaka is a multiple star system, with at least five component stars, in the constellation Orion, carrying the designations Delta Orionis and 34 Orionis and lying about 1,200 light-years away. Together with Alnitak and Alnilam it forms Orion's Belt, and because it sits almost exactly on the celestial equator, it appears as the rightmost of the Belt's three stars when Orion is viewed near the meridian from the Northern Hemisphere.
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Constellation In the Other Atlases
In Constellation
Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
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Wikidata: Mintaka
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Mintaka, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
Mintaka , designation Delta Orionis (δ Orionis, abbreviated Delta Ori, δ Ori) and 34 Orionis (34 Ori), is a quintuple star system some 1,200 light-years away in the constellation of Orion.
Mintaka, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
Mintaka , designation Delta Orionis (δ Orionis, abbreviated Delta Ori, δ Ori) and 34 Orionis (34 Ori), is a quintuple star system some 1,200 light-years away in the constellation of Orion.
In Group: Triple and Higher-Order Star Systems, Lead sentence
Mintaka , designation Delta Orionis (δ Orionis, abbreviated Delta Ori, δ Ori) and 34 Orionis (34 Ori), is a quintuple star system some 1,200 light-years away in the constellation of Orion.
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