Alnitak

Eastern belt star of Orion, a hot multiple system. Misty nebulosity trails nearby, including the famous Horsehead region. Look for it while tracing Orion on a dark night.

Wikipedia

Gaia has no usable parallax for this star (common for bright multiples). Distance uses the Hipparcos parallax instead.

ID
HIP 26727
Distance
225.73 pc · 736.2 ly
Parallax
4.43 mas (Hipparcos)
Magnitude (G)
1.68
Color (BP-RP)
-
Radius
unknown
RA · Dec
85.19° · -1.94°