Orion

Orion star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).

One of the 88 IAU constellations.

Etymology and History

The Greek constellation ...

Origin of Constellation

Almagest Ὡρίων

id	Greek (Heiberg 1898)	English (Toomer 1984)	ident.
	Ὡρίωνος ἀστερισμός
1	ὁ ἐν τῇ κεφαλῇ τοῦ δρίωνος νεφελοειδής	Thc nebulous star in the hcad of Orion	lam Ori
2	ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ δεξιοῦ ὤμου λαμπρὸς ὑπόκιρρος	The bright, reddish star on the right shoulder	alf Ori
3	ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀριστεροῦ ὥμου	The star on the left shoulder	gam Ori
4	ὁ ὑπὸ τοῦτου ἐπόμενος	The one under this to the rear	32 Ori
5	ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ δεξιοῦ ἀγκῶνος	The star on the right elbow	mu Ori
6	ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ δεξιοῦ πήχεως	The star on the right forearm	74 Ori
7	τοῦ ἐν τῷ δεξιῷ ἀκροχείρῳ τετραπλεύρου τῆς φοτίου : πλευρᾶς ὁ ἐπόμενος καὶ διπλοῦς	The quadrilateral in the right hand: the rear, double star on the southern side	xi Ori
8	ὁ προηγούμευος τῆς νοτίου πλευρᾶς	The quadrilateral in the right hand: the advance star on the southern side	nu Ori
9	τῆς βορείου πλευρᾶς ὁ ἐπόμενος	The quadrilateral in the right hand: the rear one on the northern side	72 Ori
10	ὁ προηγούμενος τῆς βορεύου πλευρᾶς	The quadrilateral in the right hand: the advance one on the northern side	69 Ori
11	τῶν ἐν τῷ κολλορόβῳ β ὁ προηγούμενος	The more advanced of the 2 stars in the staff	chi1 Ori
12	ὁ ἑπόμευος αὐτῶν	The rearmost of them	chii2 Ori
13	τῶν κατὰ τοῦ ψώτου δ ὡς ἐπ’ εὐθείας ὁ ἐπόμεσος	The rearmost of the 4 stars almost on a straight line just over the back	ome Ori
14	ὁ τούτου προηγούμεσος	The one in advance of this	38 Ori
15	ὁ ἔτι τούτου προηγούμενος	The one in advance again of this	33 Ori
16	ὁ λοιπὸς καὶ προηγούμενος τῶν δ	The last and most advanced of the 4	psi Ori
17	τῶν ἐν τῇ δορᾷ τῆς ἀριστερᾶς χειρὸς ὁ βόρειος	Stars in the pelt on the left arm: the northernmost	15 Ori
18	ὁ β’ ἀπὸ τοῦ βορειοτάτου	the 2nd from the northernmost	11 Ori
19	ὁ γ’ ἀπὸ τοῦ βορειοτάτου	the 3rd from the northernmost	omi2 Ori
20	ὁ δ’ ἀπὸ τοῦ βορειοτάτου	the 4th from the northernmost	pi1 Ori
21	ὁ ε ἀπὸ τοῦ βορειοτάτοη	the 5th from the northernmost	pi2 Ori
22	ὁ ς’ ἀπὸ τοῦ βορειοτάτου	the 6th from the northernmost	pi3 Ori
23	ὁ ξ’ ἀπὸ τοῦ βορειοτάτου	the 7th from the northernmost	pi4 Ori
24	ὁ ἡ ἀπὸ τοῦ βορειοτάτου	the 8th from the northernmost	pi5 Ori
25	ὁ λοιπὸς καὶ νοτιώτατος τῶν ἐν τῇ δορᾷ	the last and southernmost of those in the pelt	pi6 Ori
26	τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς ζώνης ν’ ὁ προηφούμευος	The most advanced of the 3 stars on the belt	del Ori
27	ὁ μέσος αὐτῶν	The middle onc	eps Ori
28	ὁ ἑπόμευος τῶν τριῶν	Thc rearmost of the three	zet Ori
29	ὁ πρὸς τῇ λαβῇ τῆς μαχαύρας	The star near the handle of the dagger	eta Ori
30	τῶν ἐπ’ ἄκρα τῇ μαχαίρᾳ συυημμένων γ’ ὁ βόρειος	Thc northernmost of the 3 starsjoined tagether at the tip ofthe dagger	42 + 45 Ori
31	ὁ μέσος αὐτῶν	The middle one	tet1 + tet2 Ori
32	ὁ φότιος τῶν τριῶν	The southernmost of the three	iot Ori
33	ὁ τῶν ὑπὸ τὸ ἄκρου τῆς μαχαίρας β’ ὁ ἐπόμενος	The rearmost of thc 2 stars under the tip of the daggcr	49 Ori
34	ὁ προηγούμενος αὐτῶν	The more advanced of them	ups Ori
35	ὁ ἐν τῷ ἀριστερῷ ἀκρόποδι λαμπρὸς κοινὸς Ὕδατος	Thc bright star in the left foot, which is [applied in] common to the water [ of Eridanus]	bet Ori
36	ὁ βορειότερος αὐτῶν ὑπὲρ τὸν ἀστράγαλον ἐν τῇ κυήμῃἡ	The star to thc norih of it 76 in the lower leg, over the ankle-joint	tau Ori
37	ὁ ὑπὸ τὴν ἀριστερὰν πτέρηα» ἐκτός	The star under thc lelt hecl, outside	29 Ori
38	ὁ ὑπὸ τὸ δεξιὸν καὶ ἐπόμενου γόνυ	The star under the right, rear knee	kap Ori
	ἀστέρες λη, ὥν αἱ μεγέθους β, β’ δ, γ’ἡ, δ’ ἵε, εφ, ς ἓ, νεφελοειδής	{38 stars, 2 of the first magnitude, 4 ofthe second, 8 ofthe third, 15 of the fourth, 3 of the fifth, 5 of the sixth, [1] nebulous}

References

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