Orionis
- genitive of Orion.
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Theta1 Orionis C shines so fiercely that it alone is responsible for most of the nebula’s glow.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2023
The system, GW Orionis, is located 1,200 light-years away in the constellation of Orion and comprises three stars and the “deformed, broken-apart disc” that surrounds them, according to the researchers.
From Fox News ● Sep. 23, 2020
The star, also called Alpha Orionis, has variable brightness, meaning that its brightness rises and falls regularly.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2019
In the constellation of Orion, for example, Betelgeuse is the brightest star, so it got the first letter in the Greek alphabet—alpha—and is known as Alpha Orionis.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
Latitude by Aldebaran, Saturn, and a Orionis 16 degrees 16 minutes 22 seconds.
From Journals of Australian Explorations by Gregory, Augustus Charles
