Talk:Zeta Orionis

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According to naming conventions, this star as an accepted common name (Alnitak) as well as, obviously, Zeta Orionis. The name should be under which is more widely used.

  • WRT Google hits:
  • Alnitak + star = 17700
  • "Zeta Orionis" + star = 4910

On google scholar,

  • "Zeta Orionis" + star = 69
  • Alnitak + star = 87

Therefore it would appear Alnitak is the more commonly used name. cheers, Casliber (talk ยท contribs) 02:04, 13 December 2007 (UTC)