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Alnitak
Distance825.73 light years
Apparent Magnitude1.71
Absolute Visual Magnitude-5.31
Variabilitynone
Radius25 solar radii
Companionsnone
Temperature17,038 Kelvin
B-V colour-0.20
Luminosity47,480 suns
Alnitak is a main sequence star that burns hydrogen in its core, like the Sun. It is more massive than the Sun and burns more brightly.

Alnitak is a member of a multiple star system. Its slight variability may be caused by a companion that passes regularly across its face.