6 Orionis, a white main-sequence star in Orion
6 Orionis is a white main-sequence star in the constellation Orion. At 228 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.18.
6 Orionis (HIP 22833)
6 Orionis is a white main-sequence star in the constellation Orion. At 228 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.18. 6 Orionis is a multiple-star system. It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 8 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 24,200 and 39,600 light years from the center of the Galaxy.
Sky position: RA 4h 54.8m, Dec +11° 25.8'
Common designations: g Orionis, 6 Orionis, HIP 22833, HD 31283
Splendors of the Universe
Magnificent Monthly Calendar
Brightest stars in Orion:
(list all)
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 46 | 4.95 | HR 1952 |
| 47 | 4.95 | 69 Orionis |
| 48 | 4.98 | Theta-1 Orionis |
| 49 | 4.98 | Theta-2 Orionis |
| 50 | 4.99 | 23 Orionis |
| 51 | 5.04 | 74 Orionis |
| 52 | 5.07 | 27 Orionis |
| 53 | 5.13 | Theta-1 Orionis C |
| 54 | 5.14 | 64 Orionis |
55
| 5.18
) 6 Orionis
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 56 | 5.18 | HR 1684 |
| 57 | 5.20 | 71 Orionis |
| 58 | 5.21 | 60 Orionis |
| 59 | 5.24 | 45 Orionis |
| 60 | 5.26 | 52 Orionis |
| 61 | 5.32 | 38 Orionis |
| 62 | 5.33 | 5 Orionis |
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Galactic Orbit of 6 Orionis
(compared to the Sun)
E
ccentricity: 24.3% vs. 16.0%Angle φ : 15.7°vs. 26.0°
Semi-major axis : 9,785 pc vs. 8,686 pc
Semi-minor axis: 9,492 pc vs. 8,574 pc
Focus-to-center
: 2,373 pcvs. 1,388 pcSemilatus rectum : 9,209 pc vs. 8,464 pc
Perigalacticon: 7,411 pc vs. 7,297 pc
Apogalacticon
: 12,158 pcvs. 10,074 pcSome Tabulated XHIP Data for 6 Orionis
(see also: SIMBAD)
Astrometry
2007A&A...474..653V
| Position | Proper Motion | |
| Right Ascension: | 73.69544451° ±0.32 mas | -15.90 ±1.00 mas/yr. |
| Declination: | 11.42597354° ±0.22 mas | 17.90 ±0.90 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Longitude: | 188.20814422° | -23.75 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Latitude: | -19.55885993° | -2.99 mas/yr. |
Parallax: 14.29 ± 0.36 mas
Spectrography
Spectral Type: A3V 1995ApJS...99..135A.
Radial Velocity: 1.00 ±5.50 km/s [B rating] 2007AN....328..889K.
Iron Abundance [Fe/H]:
n/a
Photometry
band
magnitude
Abs. Mag.
U
B
5.30
1.08
V
5.18
0.96
R
I
5.06
0.83
J
5.35
1.13
H
4.93
0.71
K
4.83
0.61
B-V: +0.12 V-I: +0.12
Derivations
Heliocentric distance: 69.93 pc (2.5% margin of error)
Galactocentric distance: 7,465 pc
Transverse velocity: 7.9 km/s
3D heliocentric position and motion:
|
toward: |
Galactic center | Galactic rotation | North Galactic Pole |
| Position ( X, Y, Z) | -65.2 pc | -9.4 pc | -23.4 pc |
| Velocity (U, V, W) | -1.7 km/s | 7.7 km/s | -1.3 km/s |