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From: Chuck Taylor (no email)
Date: Thu May 04 2006 - 22:46:58 EDT
-- Bill wrote:
> Using the Hipparcos Catalogue the closet star I
> could to delta Orion for
> that SHA range and declination starting in Od was
> Mintaka. I could not see
> a delta Orion on Omars site.
>
> I don't see anything matching Mintak's name or
> specifications in the
> almanac.
Bill,
Mintaka and delta Orionus are one and the same. Look
on pages 272 and 273 of the U.S. Nautical Almanac
under SHA 276. It is the right-most of the 3 stars in
Orion's belt.
Mintaka is one of my favorite stars. Note that its
declination is about 0 degrees 17 minutes South. That
means that it rises almost exactly in the east (090)
and sets almost exactly in the west (270) every day of
the year.
Best regards,
Chuck Taylor
47d 56' N
122d 11' W
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