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Bright stars in Orion - Full list

The table below lists all the stars in the Orion constellation which are brighter than magnitude 6.5 (approximate). The list includes 222 stars. Click on each star to see more details about it.

HR Number(*) Star designation Proper name Visual magnitude Color Notes
HR1713 β Orionis Rigel 0.12 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR2061 α Orionis Betelgeuse 0.5 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR1790 γ Orionis Bellatrix 1.64 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR1903 ε Orionis Alnilam 1.7 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR1948 ζ Orionis Alnitak 2.05 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR2004 κ Orionis Saiph 2.06 ⬤ Variable;
HR1852 δ Orionis Mintaka 2.23 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR1899 ι Orionis Hatysa 2.77 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR1543 π3 Orionis Tabit 3.19 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR1788 η Orionis 3.36 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR1879 λ Orionis Meissa 3.54 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR1735 τ Orionis 3.6 ⬤ Multiple;
HR1552 π4 Orionis 3.69 ⬤ Variable;
HR1567 π5 Orionis 3.72 ⬤ Variable;
HR1931 σ Orionis 3.81 ⬤ Multiple;
HR1580 ο2 Orionis 4.07 ⬤ Multiple;
HR1907 φ2 Orionis 4.09 ⬤
HR2124 μ Orionis 4.12 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR1784 29 Orionis 4.14 ⬤
HR1839 32 Orionis 4.2 ⬤ Double;
HR1949 ζ Orionis 4.21 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR1544 π2 Orionis 4.36 ⬤
HR1876 φ1 Orionis 4.41 ⬤
HR2047 χ1 Orionis 4.41 ⬤ Multiple;
HR2159 ν Orionis 4.42 ⬤
HR1698 ρ Orionis 4.46 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR1601 π6 Orionis 4.47 ⬤ Variable;
HR2199 ξ Orionis 4.48 ⬤ Multiple;
HR2113 4.53 ⬤ Variable;
HR1934 ω Orionis 4.57 ⬤ Variable;
HR1892 42 Orionis 4.59 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR1811 ψ2 Orionis 4.59 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR1855 υ Orionis 4.62 ⬤
HR2135 χ2 Orionis 4.63 ⬤ Variable;
HR1570 π1 Orionis 4.65 ⬤ Multiple;
HR1638 11 Orionis 4.68 ⬤ Variable;
HR1834 31 Orionis 4.71 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR1765 22 Orionis 4.73 ⬤
HR1556 ο1 Orionis 4.74 ⬤ Variable;
HR1887 4.78 ⬤ Double;
HR2037 56 Orionis 4.78 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR1937 49 Orionis 4.8 ⬤
HR1676 15 Orionis 4.82 ⬤
HR2275 4.9 ⬤ Variable;
HR1963 51 Orionis 4.91 ⬤
HR1952 4.95 ⬤ Variable;
HR2198 69 Orionis 4.95 ⬤
HR1789 ψ1 Orionis 4.95 ⬤ Variable;
HR1770 23 Orionis 5 ⬤ Double;
HR2241 74 Orionis 5.04 ⬤ Multiple;
HR1787 27 Orionis 5.08 ⬤
HR1897 θ2 Orionis 5.08 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR2130 64 Orionis 5.14 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR1684 5.18 ⬤
HR1569 6 Orionis 5.19 ⬤
HR2220 71 Orionis 5.2 ⬤ Multiple;
HR2103 60 Orionis 5.22 ⬤ Double;
HR1901 45 Orionis 5.26 ⬤ Multiple;
HR1999 52 Orionis 5.27 ⬤ Double;
HR2223 72 Orionis 5.3 ⬤
HR1571 5.33 ⬤ Variable;
HR1562 5 Orionis 5.33 ⬤ Variable;
HR2229 73 Orionis 5.33 ⬤
HR1868 5.34 ⬤ Variable;
HR1664 14 Orionis 5.34 ⬤ Double;
HR1746 21 Orionis 5.34 ⬤ Variable;
HR1861 5.35 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR2031 55 Orionis 5.35 ⬤ Variable;
HR1872 38 Orionis 5.36 ⬤ Double;
HR1519 5.37 ⬤ Multiple;
HR2247 75 Orionis 5.39 ⬤ Multiple;
HR1507 5.4 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR2063 5.4 ⬤ Variable;
HR1672 16 Orionis 5.43 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR1842 33 Orionis 5.46 ⬤ Multiple;
HR1709 5.5 ⬤ Variable;
HR1718 18 Orionis 5.56 ⬤
HR1883 5.6 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR1799 5.61 ⬤
HR1880 λ Orionis 5.61 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR2145 66 Orionis 5.63 ⬤
HR1864 35 Orionis 5.64 ⬤
HR2233 5.65 ⬤
HR1886 5.67 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR2144 63 Orionis 5.67 ⬤
HR1764 5.68 ⬤ Multiple;
HR2269 5.69 ⬤ Variable;
HR2099 5.7 ⬤ Double;
HR1781 5.7 ⬤
HR2251 5.71 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR1911 5.72 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR2174 5.73 ⬤ Multiple;
HR2193 68 Orionis 5.75 ⬤ Double;
HR1833 5.78 ⬤
HR1987 5.79 ⬤ Double;
HR1830 5.79 ⬤ Variable;
HR2014 5.8 ⬤
HR1763 5.8 ⬤
HR1576 5.81 ⬤
HR2218 5.83 ⬤
HR2076 5.87 ⬤
HR2070 5.87 ⬤
HR2214 5.88 ⬤ Double;
HR1920 5.88 ⬤
HR1691 5.89 ⬤ Double;
HR1687 5.9 ⬤
HR1778 5.9 ⬤ Double;
HR2100 59 Orionis 5.9 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR1697 5.91 ⬤
HR2222 5.91 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR1618 5.92 ⬤ Variable;
HR2052 57 Orionis 5.92 ⬤ Variable;
HR1874 5.93 ⬤
HR1955 5.93 ⬤
HR1832 5.94 ⬤
HR1908 5.94 ⬤
HR1988 5.95 ⬤
HR1933 5.96 ⬤
HR2019 5.97 ⬤
HR2039 5.97 ⬤
HR2007 5.97 ⬤
HR2024 5.98 ⬤ Variable;
HR1574 5.99 ⬤
HR2075 5.99 ⬤
HR1940 6 ⬤
HR2287 6 ⬤
HR2057 6 ⬤
HR1967 6.02 ⬤ Multiple;
HR2001 6.03 ⬤ Variable;
HR1534 6.03 ⬤
HR2191 6.04 ⬤
HR1918 6.05 ⬤ Variable;
HR1646 6.05 ⬤
HR2030 6.06 ⬤
HR2231 6.07 ⬤
HR2133 6.08 ⬤
HR1701 6.09 ⬤ Multiple;
HR1978 6.09 ⬤ Multiple;
HR1600 6.09 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR1681 6.1 ⬤
HR1553 6.11 ⬤
HR1782 6.11 ⬤ Multiple;
HR1913 6.12 ⬤
HR2048 6.12 ⬤
HR1717 6.15 ⬤
HR2253 6.16 ⬤ Multiple;
HR1809 6.16 ⬤
HR1803 6.16 ⬤ Variable;
HR1648 6.17 ⬤ Variable;
HR1662 13 Orionis 6.17 ⬤ Multiple;
HR1923 6.19 ⬤ Variable;
HR1837 6.21 ⬤ Variable;
HR2097 6.22 ⬤
HR1848 6.22 ⬤
HR1873 6.22 ⬤ Double;
HR2093 6.22 ⬤
HR1950 6.22 ⬤
HR1591 6.23 ⬤
HR1806 6.23 ⬤
HR2259 6.24 ⬤
HR2308 6.24 ⬤ Variable;
HR1891 6.24 ⬤ Double;
HR1619 6.24 ⬤ Multiple;
HR1685 6.25 ⬤
HR2071 6.28 ⬤
HR2051 6.31 ⬤
HR1970 6.31 ⬤ Variable;
HR2258 6.32 ⬤ Variable;
HR1613 6.32 ⬤
HR1703 6.32 ⬤ Variable;
HR1786 6.32 ⬤
HR1840 6.33 ⬤
HR2302 6.33 ⬤
HR1522 6.33 ⬤
HR2184 6.33 ⬤
HR1748 6.34 ⬤
HR1986 6.34 ⬤ Double;
HR1777 6.35 ⬤
HR1596 6.35 ⬤ Double;
HR1819 6.35 ⬤
HR2236 6.37 ⬤ Double;
HR1704 6.37 ⬤
HR1898 6.38 ⬤ Double;
HR1759 6.39 ⬤ Double;
HR1826 6.39 ⬤ Double;
HR2235 6.39 ⬤
HR1900 6.4 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR1820 6.41 ⬤
HR1807 6.42 ⬤
HR1724 6.42 ⬤
HR1959 6.42 ⬤ Double;
HR2208 6.45 ⬤
HR1863 6.46 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR1578 6.5 ⬤
HR1942 6.5 ⬤
HR1957 6.52 ⬤ Variable;
HR1906 6.54 ⬤ Variable;
HR2276 6.54 ⬤
HR2167 6.55 ⬤
HR1890 6.56 ⬤ Variable;
HR1761 6.57 ⬤
HR1800 6.57 ⬤ Double;
HR2058 6.57 ⬤
HR2248 6.57 ⬤
HR2207 6.58 ⬤
HR2250 6.59 ⬤
HR2050 6.59 ⬤ Double;
HR1871 6.59 ⬤
HR2127 6.59 ⬤
HR2067 6.6 ⬤ Multiple;
HR1565 6.61 ⬤
HR2210 6.62 ⬤
HR2109 6.63 ⬤
HR2246 6.63 ⬤
HR2232 6.64 ⬤
HR1932 6.65 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR1610 6.66 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR1690 6.67 ⬤ Variable; Double;
HR1896 θ1 Orionis 6.7 ⬤ Variable; Multiple;
HR2038 6.71 ⬤
HR1851 δ Orionis 6.85 ⬤ Multiple;
HR1609 7.03 ⬤ Variable; Double;

(*) HR stands for Harvard Revised Bright Star Catalogue, which is also known as the Yale Catalogue of Bright Stars.