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Alnilam

Star
Alnilam is the central star of Orion's Belt in the equatorial constellation of Orion. It has the Bayer designation ε Orionis, which is Latinised to Epsilon Orionis and abbreviated Epsilon Ori or ε Ori. This is a massive, blue supergiant star some... Wikipedia
Distance to Earth: 1,344 light years
Mass: 7.956 × 10^31 kg (40 M☉)
Spectral type: B0Ia
Surface temperature: 27,000 K
Coordinates: RA 5h 36m 13s | Dec -1° 12′ 7″
Magnitude: 1.7
Luminosity: 832,000 L☉