Bellatrix
Bellatrix is a luminous blue-white giant star. It is the 27th brightest star in the sky and can be seen by he naked eye. Bellatrix is a well-known star in the constellation Orion. This star is used by astronomers as a luminosity standard and is also used as a navigation tool. A cool fact about Bellatrix is that it is also a Latin word for female warrior and is also known as the Amazon star. Something that I found interesting was that in the Harry Potter series J.K. Rowling named a death eater Bellatrix Lestrange which is supposed to represent the character.
Star: Bellatrix
Location: Right ascension: 5 hours 25 minutes 07.9 seconds
Declination: +06 20' 58.9"
Chemical makeup: High abundance of hydrogen and helium
Spectrum analysis of hydrogen:
Stellar Classification: B2 III: Blue Giant
References:
Bellatrix. (n.d.). Retrieved September 26, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellatrix
Bellatrix. (n.d.). Retrieved September 26, 2015, from http://www.glyphweb.com/esky/stars/bellatrix.html
Orion Constellation. (n.d.). Retrieved September 26, 2015, from http://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/orion-constellation/
Bellatrix. (n.d.). Retrieved September 26, 2015, from http://astropixels.com/stars/Bellatrix-01.html
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