Introduction
Bellatrix, also known as γ Orionis, Amazon Star, 24 Ori, Al Najīd, HR 1790, BD+06°919, HD 35468, SAO 112740, FK5 201 and HIP 25336, is a Main Sequence Giant Star located inside The Orion Constellation. Bellatrix has a mass of 8.6 Solar Masses, a radius of 5.75 Solar Radiuses and a luminosity of 9211 Solar Luminosities. Bellatrix has temperature of 22,000 Kelvin, a surface gravity of 3.60 centimetre-gram-second system of units and is 25.2 Million Years Old. Bellatrix is located 250 Light Years from The Sun. Profile of Bellatrix Bellatrix is often used as The Standard Star; The Photometric Standard Star and The Spectral Standard Star. The Photometric Standard is used to help define stars with the UBV magnitude system, this system is used by The Johnson Center in order to categorize stars based on what color they are. The Spectral Standard is used to define and classify the brightest of the star. Bellatrix is big and blue, in fact it is around 8.6 fold the mass of The Sun. Bellatrix was given the nickname The Amazon Star by Arabia which was translated from Al Najīd, which means Conqueror! Bellatrix is Latin for female warrior.
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