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Iota Orionis
  یوتا-شکارگر، یوتا-اریون،   
Iota-Šekârgar, Iota-Oryon

Fr.: Iota Orionis   

A → multiple star system in the → Orion constellation. Also known as → Hatsya, → Na'ir al-Saif, and HR 1899. It is the brightest star of → Orion's Sword, located at the sword's tip, with an → apparent visual magnitude of 2.8. From parallax measurements, it is located at a distance of roughly 1,330 → light-years (410 parsecs) from the Sun. The system has three components designated Iota Orionis A, B and C. Iota Orionis A is itself a massive spectroscopic binary, with components Iota Orionis Aa and Ab.

Iota, Greek letter ι used in the → Bayer designation of star names; Orionis, genitive of → Orion.