Official IAU constellation
Orion
Hunter
IAU abbreviation: Ori
Visibility
Broadly visible from both hemispheres
Best placed
January, November, December
Difficulty
hard
Pattern
21 stars, 23 lines
About
Orion is one of the 88 IAU-recognized constellations, reconstructed here from 21 stars using the ConstellationLines (Marc van der Sluys) stick-figure convention.
- Orion is one of the 88 constellations officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
- This pattern connects 21 stars with 23 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Rigel (apparent magnitude 0.18).
Important Stars
AlnitakSaiphRigelMintakaBellatrixMeissaBetelgeuseAlnilamTabit