If you have ever seen the brightest constellation in the night sky, the Orion, then you can find the hexagon called winter hexagon. As name suggest it has got his name because it can be seen in winter season. This hexagon is actually made of of 6 stars belongs to 6 different constellations.
This hexagon so large that almost covers half of the sky and some of the most brightest star in the night sky. Which also includes most brightest star in the sky. Do you know the names?
These are Sirius, Rigel, Aldebaran, Capella, Pollux and Procyon. These are the some of the brightest stars in the sky and you can easily spot them. The winter hexagon is visible in the clear night sky from December to the April month. This is mostly visible in northern hemisphere.
Dog star is the first star in of the hexagon. This star is brightest star in the sky. You can find this near to the Orion constellation. You should not mistake this with any planet. This shows the dog of the Orion on which constellation is named hens dog star. It is also called as Sirius.
The second star is Rigel. Rigel belongs to the Orion constellation. It is blue supergiant star. It is almost 300 thousands brighter than the sun, 24 times massive than the sun and 860 light years away from our home.
The next star is Aldebaran. This star belongs to the Taurus constellation. It as about 65 light years from the sun and it's mass 1.2 times the of the sun. As compare to sun it is 439 times brighter.
The forth star is Capella. It is brightest star from the constellation of Auriga. This also the 6th brightest star in the night sky and 3rd brightest in the Northern Hemisphere. The meaning of Capella is a "little goat". The star Capella is 42.9 light year away from tour solar system. It is 2.7 times massive than the sun and brightness is 78 times.
The fifth star Pollux is brightest star from constellation of Gemini and 34 light years away from the sun. This is closest Giant to the sun having 32 time more Luminosity. It is 2 times massive than the sun. In 2006 astronomers have found some exoplanets revolving around the Pollux.
The 6th and final star from the hexagon belongs to the Canid Minor. It is the 8th brightest star in the night sky at distance 11.46 light years having mass 1.5 times that of the sun and brightness 6.93 times of the sun. It is a binary system of star
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