Orion facts for kids

Orion may mean:

• Orion (mythology), a hunter in Greek mythology

Astronomy

• Orion (constellation)
  • Orion's Belt, an asterism of the three stars Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka.
  • Orion nebula in the region of Orion's Sword, one of the brightest nebulae in the sky.
• Orion Arm (Orion-Cygnus Arm), a spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy

Music

• "Orion", a song by Jethro Tull on the album Stormwatch
• "Orion", a song by Metallica on the album Master of Puppets

Other

• Orion, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
• Orion (spacecraft), a manned spacecraft
• Orion (comics), a DC Comics character

See also

In Spanish: Orión para niños