42 Orionis, a blue main-sequence star in Orion
42 Orionis is a blue main-sequence star in the constellation Orion. It shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 4.58.
42 Orionis (HIP 26237)
42 Orionis is a blue main-sequence star in the constellation Orion. It shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 4.58. 42 Orionis is a multiple-star system.
Sky position: RA 5h 35.4m, Dec -4° 50.4'
Common designations: c Orionis, 42 Orionis, HIP 26237, HD 37018
Brightest stars in Orion:
(list all)
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 21 | 4.35 | Pi-2 Orionis |
| 22 | 4.39 | Phi-1 Orionis |
| 23 | 4.39 | Chi-1 Orionis |
| 24 | 4.42 | Nu Orionis |
| 25 | 4.45 | Xi Orionis |
| 26 | 4.46 | Rho Orionis |
| 27 | 4.47 | Pi-6 Orionis |
| 28 | 4.50 | Omega Orionis |
| 29 | 4.53 | HR 2113 |
30
| 4.58
) 42 Orionis
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 31 | 4.59 | Psi Orionis |
| 32 | 4.62 | Thabit |
| 33 | 4.64 | Pi-1 Orionis |
| 34 | 4.64 | Chi-2 Orionis |
| 35 | 4.65 | 11 Orionis |
| 36 | 4.71 | Omicron-1 Orionis |
| 37 | 4.71 | 31 Orionis |
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Some Tabulated XHIP Data for 42 Orionis
(see also: SIMBAD)
Astrometry
2007A&A...474..653V
| Position | Proper Motion | |
| Right Ascension: | 83.84650676° ±0.94 mas | -6.70 ±2.80 mas/yr. |
| Declination: | -4.83834053° ±0.64 mas | 0.40 ±2.80 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Longitude: | 208.50365245° | -3.40 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Latitude: | -19.10915788° | -5.78 mas/yr. |
Parallax: 3.69 ± 1.20 mas
Spectrography
Spectral Type: B1V 1977PASP...89..797A.
Radial Velocity: 28.40 ±3.40 km/s [A rating] 2006AstL...32..759G.
Iron Abundance [Fe/H]:
n/a
Photometry
band
magnitude
Abs. Mag.
U
3.46
B
4.40
V
4.58
R
I
4.76
J
5.36
H
5.05
K
5.06
B-V: -0.18 V-I: -0.18