Western asterism
The Butterfly of Orion
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
7 stars, 7 lines
About
The Butterfly of Orion is a Western-tradition asterism spanning Orion, not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- The Butterfly of Orion is a Western-tradition asterism - a recognizable star pattern that is not itself one of the 88 official IAU constellations.
- This pattern connects 7 stars with 7 lines in this game's stick-figure convention.
- Its brightest named star in this pattern is Rigel (apparent magnitude 0.18).
- Spans part of: Orion.
Important Stars
SaiphRigelBetelgeuseBellatrixMintakaAlnilamAlnitak