according to my science teacher, Orion the Hunter isnt a star system. but i dont know why. i thought it was a binary star (multiple star systems) PLEASE EXPLAIN!Why isnt the constellation "Orion the Hunter" considered a star system?Because the stars in Orion are not gravitationally linked to each other. Some of the stars in Orion are multiple star systems, but they are so far away, we cannot resolve the individual stars with the naked eye. We see them as single points of light. The stars in the constellation form the distinctive formation and they look close together, but actually they are many light years apart and are all different distances from earth.
added: I have no idea why the guy below me is answering questions in this category. He doesn't know what he is talking about. EVERY star you can see with the naked eye is in the Milky Way Galaxy.Why isnt the constellation "Orion the Hunter" considered a star system?a star system is usually just a galaxy or group of closely related galaxies.
constellations are a random group of various stars that happen to sort of make a shape. Most stars in constellations live in completely different galaxies and are often galaxies themselves. I'm not aware of a constellation that has 2 stars in the same star system.Why isnt the constellation "Orion the Hunter" considered a star system?Because they are a Group of solar systems.Why isnt the constellation "Orion the Hunter" considered a star system?
if you could see Orion from the side, you'd be able to tell how far-apart the star that make up what we see, really are.... like with this list of distances...
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/070124_n鈥?/a>
if you can plot the distances on paper, you'll be seeing it from 'the side'.....wait... this shows it pretty good!..
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/Images/St鈥?/a>
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