Stars in Orion
The brightest star in Orion is Rigel, at apparent magnitude 0.13 and 860 ly from Earth, one of 54 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 10 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rigel | 0.13 | 860 ly | Blue supergiant | 12,130 K |
| 2 | Betelgeuse | 0.42 | 548 ly | Red supergiant | 3,654 K |
| 3 | Bellatrix | 1.64 | 252 ly | Hot blue giant star | 21,840 K |
| 4 | Alnilam | 1.69 | 1,250 ly | Blue supergiant | 25,000 K |
| 5 | Alnitak | 1.77 | 1,260 ly | Hot blue supergiant | 29,500 K |
| 6 | Saiph | 2.06 | 650 ly | Blue supergiant | 25,700 K |
| 7 | Mintaka | 2.41 | 1,246 ly | Hot blue giant multiple star | 30,100 K |
| 8 | Hatysa | 2.75 | 2,330 ly | O9III | ~13,831 K |
| 9 | Tabit | 3.19 | 26.3 ly | F6V | ~6,462 K |
| 10 | Eta Ori | 3.35 | 977 ly | B1V + B2 | ~14,633 K |
| 11 | Meissa | 3.39 | 1,098 ly | O... | ~12,692 K |
| 12 | Tau Ori | 3.59 | 494 ly | B5III | ~11,831 K |
| 13 | Pi⁴ Ori | 3.68 | 1,052 ly | B2III SB | ~12,630 K |
| 14 | Pi⁵ Ori | 3.71 | 1,342 ly | B2III SB | ~13,099 K |
| 15 | Sigma Ori | 3.77 | 1,073 ly | O9.5V... | ~13,348 K |
| 16 | Omicron² Ori | 4.06 | 186 ly | K2III | ~4,393 K |
| 17 | Phi² Ori | 4.09 | 117 ly | G8III-IV | ~4,864 K |
| 18 | Mu Ori | 4.12 | 155 ly | Am... | ~8,403 K |
| 19 | 29 Ori | 4.13 | 157 ly | G8III | ~4,884 K |
| 20 | 32 Ori | 4.20 | 303 ly | B5V | ~12,351 K |
| 21 | Pi² Ori | 4.35 | 224 ly | A1Vn | ~10,002 K |
| 22 | Phi¹ Ori | 4.39 | 1,087 ly | B0IV... | ~12,630 K |
| 23 | Chi¹ Ori | 4.39 | 28.3 ly | G0V | ~5,991 K |
| 24 | Nu Ori | 4.42 | 516 ly | B3IV | ~12,775 K |
| 25 | Xi Ori | 4.45 | 607 ly | B3IV | ~13,121 K |
| 26 | Rho Ori | 4.46 | 350 ly | K3III... | ~4,377 K |
| 27 | Pi⁶ Ori | 4.47 | 945 ly | K2IIvar | ~4,002 K |
| 28 | Omega Ori | 4.50 | 1,382 ly | B3IIIe | ~11,539 K |
| 29 | HD 38529 | 5.93 | 138 ly | G4 IV | 5,697 K |
| 30 | HD 42618 | 6.87 | 79.4 ly | G4 V | 5,727 K |
| 31 | HD 31253 | 7.13 | 190 ly | F8 | 6,130 K |
| 32 | HD 34445 | 7.31 | 150 ly | G0 V | 5,836 K |
| 33 | DMPP-1 | 7.98 | 204 ly | F8 V | 6,196 K |
| 34 | HD 38801 | 8.26 | 298 ly | K0 | 5,338 K |
| 35 | HD 37605 | 8.67 | 153 ly | K0 | 5,329 K |
| 36 | HD 290327 | 8.99 | 184 ly | G8 V | 5,505 K |
| 37 | TOI-2458 | 9.20 | 368 ly | F9-F9.5 | 6,005 K |
| 38 | HAT-P-70 | 9.47 | 1,079 ly | A-type | 8,450 K |
| 39 | TOI-2497 | 9.55 | 930 ly | F-type | 7,360 K |
| 40 | BD-06 1339 | 9.70 | 66.1 ly | K7/M0 V | 4,324 K |
| 41 | WASP-82 | 10.07 | 899 ly | F5 | 6,480 K |
| 42 | TOI-544 | 10.78 | 134 ly | K-type | 4,169 K |
| 43 | TOI-2498 | 11.20 | 898 ly | G-type | 5,905 K |
| 44 | TOI-941 | 11.46 | 859 ly | G-type | 5,746 K |
| 45 | TIC 434398831 | 11.68 | 708 ly | G4 V | 5,638 K |
| 46 | GJ 179 | 11.96 | 40.3 ly | M3.5 V | 3,370 K |
| 47 | TOI-4734 | 12.36 | 1,836 ly | F-type | 6,070 K |
| 48 | TOI-2796 | 12.47 | 1,143 ly | G-type | 5,764 K |
| 49 | TIC 249022743 | 12.71 | 1,293 ly | G-type | 5,568 K |
| 50 | Gaia-1 | 13.24 | 1,186 ly | G-type | 5,470 K |
| 51 | TOI-4364 | 13.56 | 143 ly | M4 V | 3,528 K |
| 52 | TOI-532 | 14.41 | 440 ly | K-type | 3,927 K |
| 53 | TOI-2453 | 14.41 | 267 ly | K-type | 3,720 K |
| 54 | V2376 Ori | – | – | M | – |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Orion?
The brightest star in Orion is Rigel, at apparent magnitude 0.13 and 860 ly from Earth, one of 54 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 10 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Orion?
The nearest of them is Tabit, 26 ly away.