Western asterism
Orion's Belt
This is an asterism, not one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
Part of: Orion
Visibility
Broadly visible from both hemispheres
Best placed
January, November, December
Difficulty
easy
Pattern
3 stars, 2 lines
About
Orion's Belt is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Orion, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- Orion's Belt is a Western-tradition asterism - a recognizable star pattern that is not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- This pattern connects 3 stars with 2 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Alnilam (apparent magnitude 1.69).
- Spans part of: Orion.
Important Stars
MintakaAlnilamAlnitak