Bellatrix

Bellatrix is the other star that composes the shoulders of the Hunter, along with Betelgeuse. As an active star, it is slowly approaching the end of the current stage of its life cycle as a blue giant, and is expected to evolve into an orange giant within the few million years approaching. This is also one of the selective few stars in the constellation Orion to be used for celestial navigation. It is a blueish-white star approximately six times the size of the Sun, also. 
Star: Bellatrix 
Constellation: Orion
Location:
Right Ascension: 5h 25m 7.857s
Declination: +6°20'58.74
Stellar classification: B2 III 
Chemical Makeup: hydrogen and helium
Spectrum analysis: hydrogen


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Sources:

The history of the star: Bellatrix. (n.d.). Retrieved September 28, 2015, from http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/Bellatrix.html

List of brightest stars. (2013). Retrieved September 28, 2015, from http://www.astronoo.com/en/brightest-stars.html

Stars. (2013). Retrieved September 28, 2015, from http://www.astronoo.com/en/stars.html

Bellatrix. (2001, April 4). Retrieved October 1, 2015, from http://www.stellar-database.com/Scripts/search_star.exe?Name=Bellatrix


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