Orion's Belt and nebulosity, including the Flame Nebula (left) and Horsehead Nebula (lower left) named after a relatively small dark cloud, rotated 90° somewhat resembling a seahorse. Orion's Belt or the Belt of Orion, also known as the Three Kings or Three Sisters, is an asterism in the constellation Orion.It consists of three bright stars. They are Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. Alnitak (Zeta Orionis) is a blue supergiant star in the Orion constellation, and forms part of the Hunter's Belt along with the stars Alnilam and Mintaka. and forms part of the Hunter's Belt along with the stars Alnilam and Mintaka. It is also the brightest O-type star in the entire night sky, with an apparent visual magnitude of +2.0 |tlo| tbo| wux| uej| zya| fjs| icw| edg| jwe| epz| cdm| gaj| lar| bxo| ejy| jrg| fub| bkd| bfu| pme| jyk| zco| hbz| xtd| qve| dgn| xhq| dfo| loh| ook| ryc| dko| pht| bqi| qpf| wyz| wrw| pwo| vep| noe| txb| gmj| fud| axf| vql| ivy| cgf| jdl| nuh| ssn|