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Mintaka is a star some 916 light years distant[4] in the constellation Orion. It has a Bayer
designation of
Delta Orionis (δ Ori) and a Flamsteed designation of 34 Orionis. The name Mintaka
comes from منطقة manṭaqa,
which means "the belt" in Arabic.[5] Together with Alnitak (Zeta Orionis)
and Alnilam (Epsilon
Orionis), the three stars make up the belt of Orion, known by many
names among ancient cultures. When Orion is close to the meridian, Mintaka is the right-most of the belt's stars as seen by an
observer in the Northern Hemisphere facing south.
Mintaka
B is the bright star you see above Mintaka it is a Spectral class: B4 and its
Visual magnitude is 6.8
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