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    42 Orionis is a class B1V (blue main-sequence) star in the constellation Orion. Its apparent magnitude is 4.59 and it is approximately 900 light years...
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    in the constellation Orion. It comprises three stars (42 Orionis, Theta Orionis, and Iota Orionis) and M42, the Orion Nebula, which together are thought...
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    image box.) Other massive stars include the yellow giant 45 Orionis and the variable KX Orionis. One candidate proplyd was discovered in NGC 1977 with the...
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  • 0.65 d FU Ori FU 05h 45m 22.36s +09° 04′ 12.4″ 9.60 F0Iab prototype FU Orionis star BF Ori BF 26403 05h 37m 13.26s −06° 35′ 00.6″ 9.69 A7III UX Ori star...
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    Iota OrionisOrionis, abbreviated ι Ori) is a multiple star system in the equatorial constellation of Orion the hunter. It is the eighth-brightest member...
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    Eta Orionis. Orion's Sword contains the Orion Nebula, the Messier 43 nebula, the Running Man Nebula, and the stars Theta Orionis, Iota Orionis, and 42 Orionis...
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    Betelgeuse (redirect from Alpha Orionis)
    at near-infrared wavelengths. Its Bayer designation is α Orionis, Latinised to Alpha Orionis and abbreviated Alpha Ori or α Ori. With a radius between...
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    Orion OB1c - the stars in Orion's Sword that are created by 42 Orionis, θ Orionis, and ι Orionis. These stars are about 3-6 million years old. Orion OB1d...
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    confirmed proplyds. It was also the first instance where a B-type star, 42 Orionis is responsible for the photoevaporation. In addition, 4 clear and 4 candidate...
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    listed "dagger standards" of Paikauhale (B0 V), Omega Scorpii (B1 V), 42 Orionis (B1 V), 22 Scorpii (B3 V), Rho Aurigae (B5 V), and 18 Tauri (B8 V). The...
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