THE 10 MOST BRIGHTEST STARS
A.R. DECL. MAG. LIGHT YEARS Beta 05h 14m 32.27s -08° 12' 05.9 0.18 773 Rigel, Algebar, Elgebar; Gamba sinistra del Gigante; 6° brightest star of the sky, triple star Alfa 05h 55m 10.29s +07° 24' 25.3 0.45 427 Betelgeuse, Betelgeuze, Betelguex, Mankib, Al Mankib; Ascella della Centrale; 9° brightest star of the sky; variable star Gamma 05h 25m 07.87s +06° 20' 59.0 1.64 243 Bellatrix; Donna Guerriera Epsilon 05h 36m 12.81s -01° 12' 06.9 1.69 1342 Alnilam, Alnihan, Alnitam Zeta 05h 40m 45.52s -01° 56' 33.3 1.74 817 Alnitak, Alnitah Kappa 05h 47m 45.39s -09° 40' 10.6 2.07 721 Saiph Delta 05h 32m 00.40s -00° 17' 56.7 2.25 916 Mintaka, Mentaka, Mintika Iota 05h 35m 25.98s -05° 54' 35.6 2.75 1325 Hatsya, Na'ir al Saif Pi 04h 49m 50.14s +06° 57' 40.5 3.19 26 Tabit, Hassaleh; vicina Eta 05h 24m 28.62s -02° 23' 49.7 3.35 901 Saif al Jabbar, Algiebba
OBJECTS
M 42 Gaseous nebula M 78 Gaseous nebula, mag. 8.3, diameter 8' IC 434 Nebulosa (Testa di Cavallo)
BOUNDARIES
Gemelli,Toro,Eridano,Lepre,Unicorno