Alnitak

Alnitak — star, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Alnitak in an interactive 3D view of space. See its catalogue position, distance and astronomical facts.

Alnitak is shown at its catalogue position, at an adopted distance of 736.2 light-years from Earth. Its 3D stellar surface is an illustration based on the catalogue colour and adopted or estimated physical properties.

Catalogue distance

736.2 light-years

Apparent magnitude

1.74

Colour index (B−V)

-0.20

Surface

Illustrated stellar plasma; not a resolved surface map

Explore Alnitak in 3D

Alnitak is placed in three-dimensional space using catalogue coordinates and an adopted astronomical distance. Rotate and zoom to explore the model. Stellar surfaces, gas structure and dust depths may be reconstructed or illustrative, as described in its facts; this is not live imagery from a telescope.