Where is Andromeda in the Orion's belt?

Answer 1

The three stars forming Orion's Belt range from about 5hr30min to 5hr41min in

Right Ascension, and their declinations are are within about 2 degrees of the

celestial equator.

Where you have to look in order to see that part of the sky depends entirely on

your location and the date.

Answer 2

Around Orion's waist.

It's in the constellation of Orion. If you don't know where that is, it's unlikely that giving you other reference points will help much either. Get a good sky map (or even a bad one) and look for Orion; the "belt" is the three bright stars in a line in the middle.

Answer 3

The stars in Orion's belt are in the Milky Way galaxy, if that's what you were trying to ask. Fairly safe bet: any star you've ever seen or heard of is in the Milky Way galaxy. (Fairly safe. Not a sure thing, but pretty close.) Orions belt is a diagonal line of 3 stars and star systems contained near the middle of the Orion constellation. It's a fairly recognizable constellation and a quick search will turn up Its location and pictures. The stars in the belt from left to right to the observer are Mintaka, Alnilam, and Alnitak. Mintaka and Alnitak are part of a multiple star system.

Answer 4

The story of Orion is a Greek tragedy.

Artemis, Goddess of the hunt, was searching for recruits to have by her side.

She found a young man named Orion and they fell in love. So they traveled the land hunting side by side everyday.

Apollo, Artemis' brother, grew jealous that she was spending more time with Orion.

So he killed him. Artemis was extremely saddened by the loss and cast Orion's spirit in the sky, making him a constellation for all to see.

Answer 5

Andromeda is a circumpolar constellation; Orion is near the celestial equator. Different places altogether, like Maine and Texas.

The stars of the belt are Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka, meaning "The Belt," "The Buckle" and "Belt."

This may help more: The Andromeda galaxy is, not surprisingly, in the Constellation of Andromeda. You can find a diagram showing this on Wikipedia and on many astronomy websites.

There is a famous "Nebula" near Orion's "belt". Perhaps that's what you mean. This is "M42", which can be seen well with binoculars. It's just below the "belt"

stars (seen from the northern hemisphere).

Answer 6

No. There are 88 "official" constellations as recognized by the International Astronomical Union, the IAU. There are no stars that are in more than one constellation, and every major star is part of one, and ONLY one, constellation.

Any other non-official groupings is called an "asterism". Other notable asterisms include the Big Dipper, which is a few of the stars from the official constellation Ursa Major. Asterisms may cross constellation boundaries, and some stars are part of two or more asterisms.

Orion is a constellation. Orion's Belt is an asterism.

Answer 7

In the winter night sky from the northern hemisphere.

Answer 8

About 1,400 light years I think, but I'm not entirely sure. That's how far Orion's nebulae M42/43 are from earth. In any case, very far away.

Hope that answers your question!

Answer 9

No, Orion's belt is a just a part of the constellation of Orion.

Answer 10

No. The "ecliptic" is the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun.