Alnilam is the central star of Orion's Belt in the constellation Orion, carrying the Bayer designation Epsilon Orionis. It is a massive blue supergiant star roughly 1,250 light-years away, estimated to shine some 270,000 times as luminous as the Sun and to carry about 28 times the Sun's mass.
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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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Alnilam (Wikipedia)
Alnilam, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
Alnilam is the central star of Orion's Belt in the equatorial constellation of Orion.
Alnilam, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
Alnilam is the central star of Orion's Belt in the equatorial constellation of Orion.
In Group: Blue and Yellow Supergiants, Lead sentence
This is a massive, blue supergiant star some 1,250 light-years distant.
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