Mintaka
δ Orionis · Orion · also Belt
Ecliptic position at J2000.0
Gemini 22.39°
Ecliptic latitude -23.45°·Magnitude 2.23·O9.5II
General reference
Nature
West of Orion's Belt.
Classical attribution
Robson assigns Saturn-Jupiter nature. West end of Orion's Belt.
Other stars in Orion
Other stars in Gemini
Reference, not advice
This is cultural and astronomical reference, not personal prediction or advice.
Ecliptic position at J2000.0 epoch. Present-day position is shifted by precession (~50.3 arc-seconds per year). Classical attributions paraphrased from Vivian E. Robson, “The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology” (1923, public domain).
Last reviewed .