MEISSA (Lambda Orionis). One of the fainter stars to carry a proper name, Meissa is the Lambda star of Orion.
Meissa - Lambda Orionis - Orion's Head
Meissa is a blue spectral type O giant star and is part of the Collinder 69 star cluster. It has an apparent visible magnitude 3.39 and is one of the most luminous stars known.
[5981] lambda Orionis, also known as Meissa ("the shining one") and Heka ("a white spot"), is a binary star composed of a blue giant and a hot blue-white dwarf.
Heka can refer to:
* The god Heka in Egyptian mythology.
* Meissa or Î" Orionis, a star in the constellation Orion, in astronomy.
Alnilam (ε Ori), Alnitak (ζ Ori), Bellatrix (γ Ori), Betelgeuse (α Ori), Meissa (λ Ori), Mintaka (δ Ori), Nair al Saif (ι Ori), Rigel (β Ori), Saiph (κ Ori).
Named Stars: BETELGEUSE (Alpha Ori) RIGEL (Beta Ori) BELLATRIX (Gamma Ori) MINTAKA (Delta Ori) ALNILAM (Epsilon Ori) ALNITAK (Zeta Ori) Nair al Saif (Iota Ori) SAIPH (Kappa Ori) Meissa (Lambda Ori) Tabit (Pi 3 Ori) Tabit (Pi 2 Ori) Tabit (Pi 4 Ori) ...
 See also: Star, Orion, Constellation, Gemini, Magnitude
  
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