Editing Bellatrix (section)

{{Short description|Star in the constellation Orion}}
{{other uses}}
{{Starbox begin}}
{{Starbox image
 | image =
{{Location mark
|image=Orion IAU.svg
|float=center
|alt=
|label=
|position=right
|width=250
|mark=Red circle.svg
|mark_width=12
|mark_link=Bellatrix
|x=522|y=552
}}
 | caption = Location of γ Orionis (circled)
}}
{{Starbox observe
 | epoch       = J2000
 | constell    = [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]]
 | pronounce   = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɛ|l|ə|t|r|ɪ|k|s}} {{IPAc-en|b|E|'|l|ei|t|r|I|k|s}}<ref name=Kunitzsch/>
 | ra          = {{RA|05|25|07.86325}}<ref name=aaa474_2_653/>
 | dec         = {{DEC|+06|20|58.9318}}<ref name=aaa474_2_653/>
 | appmag_v    = 1.64<ref name=aj76_1058/> {{nowrap|(1.59 - 1.64<ref name=gcvs/>)}}
}}
{{Starbox character
 | class       = B2III<ref name=walborn/> or B2V<ref name=levenhagen/>
 | b-v         = −0.21<ref name=aj76_1058/>
 | u-b         = −0.86<ref name=aj76_1058/>
 | variable    = Suspected<ref name=gcvs/>
}}
{{Starbox astrometry
 | radial_v    = +18.2<ref name=gcsrv/>
 | prop_mo_ra  = −8.11<ref name=aaa474_2_653/>
 | prop_mo_dec = −12.88<ref name=aaa474_2_653/>
 | parallax    = 12.92
 | p_error     = 0.52
 | parallax_footnote = <ref name=aaa474_2_653/>
 | absmag_v    = −2.78<ref name=lamers/>
}}
{{Starbox detail
 | mass        = {{val|8.6|0.3}}<ref name=tetzlaff/>
 | radius      = 6.4<ref name=Cazorla2017/>
 | rotational_velocity = 52<ref name=Simon-Diaz_Herrero_2014/>
 | metal_fe    = −0.07<ref name=challouf/>
 | luminosity  = 7,410<ref name=Cazorla2017/>
 | gravity     = 3.60<ref name=aaa515_A74/>
 | temperature = {{val|22339|602|fmt=commas}}<ref name=Wu2011/>
 | age_myr     = {{val|25.2|2.7}}<ref name=tetzlaff/>
}}
{{Starbox catalog
 | names = {{odlist| name=Bellatrix | B=γ&nbsp;Orionis, Gamma Ori, γ Ori | name2=BenAnna<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kjopenstjerne.no/starregistry/IPC-4UV-9QY-QE5 |title=Starling Star Registry}}</ref> |name4=Amazon Star<ref name=allen1963/> | F=24&nbsp;Ori | name3=Al&nbsp;Najīd<ref name=allen1963/> | HR=1790 | BD=+06°919 | HD=35468 | SAO=112740 | FK5=201 | HIP=25336 | NSV=1972 }}<ref name=SIMBAD/>
}}
{{Starbox reference
 | Simbad = Bellatrix
}}
{{Starbox end}}

'''Bellatrix''' is the third-brightest [[star]] and a candidate [[binary star]] in the [[constellation]] of [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]], positioned 5° west of the red supergiant [[Betelgeuse]] (Alpha Orionis). It has the [[Bayer designation]] '''γ Orionis''', which is [[Latinisation of names|Latinized]] to '''Gamma Orionis'''. With a slightly [[Variable star|variable]] magnitude of around 1.6, it is typically the [[list of brightest stars|25th-brightest star]] in the [[night sky]]. According to [[parallax]] measurements by the [[Hipparcos]] spacecraft, Bellatrix is located at a distance of 250{{±|10}}&nbsp;[[light-years]].