GK Orionis
DSS image of GK Orionis
Overlaid DSS image of GK Orionis, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around GK Orionis
GK Ori, BD+08 1263, WDS J06177+0831AB, CCCS 480, HIP 29896

Type  Carbon Star
Magnitude  9.5
Right Ascension  6h 17' 42.1"  (2000)
Declination  8° 31' 11" N
Constellation  Orion
Classification  C-N5-
Observing Notes

Andrew Cooper
Jan 14, 2018    Kaʻohe, Mauna Kea, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" GyPSy @ 80x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

A nice ruddy-orange, dim, in a very rich galactic starfield

Steve Coe

Period 236 days; 9.5-11m
― SAC Red Star Database
Other Data Sources for GK Orionis
Nearby objects for GK Orionis
4 objects found within 120'
BN Monocerotis Czernik25 l Orionis
T Monocerotis
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GK Orionis