What constellation is Orion? Does it belong to the zodiac?

Learn more about Orion, Orion and one of the zodiac signs. Located between Gemini, Unicorn, Canis Canis, Taurus, Rabbit, Bojiang and Canis Canis, its northern part is immersed in the Milky Way. The main body of the constellation consists of four bright stars, Betelgeuse and Betelgeuse, forming a quadrilateral. It covers an area of 594 square degrees and ranks 26th. Latitude changes can be seen between+85 and 75, and the best observation month is 65438+ 10. The brightest star in Orion is beta star, with an apparent magnitude of 0. 12, ranking seventh among all bright stars in the whole day, with an absolute magnitude of -7. 1 and a surface temperature of 12000. Alpha Orion, the ninth brightest star in the whole day, Latin for Betelgeuse, with a brightness of 0.06-0.75 and a period of 5.5 years, is an irregular variable star. Every year 1 end of February, at 8: 00 pm, the three stars of Orion are high in the southern sky, so there is a folk saying that three stars are shining high and the New Year is coming.