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Orion was a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world. During their Astronomy practical O.W.L. Examination in 1996, Hogwarts students had to fill a star chart with the precise positions of the stars of Orion.[1]
The name of this constellation was used by the Black family to christen one of their members.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 31 (O.W.L.s)
Astronomy | |||||
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Professors: Satyavati Shah · Aurora Sinistra | |||||
Astronomy at Hogwarts: Astronomy classroom · Astronomy Corridor · Astronomy Club · Astronomy department · Astronomy homework meeting · Astronomy reading room · Astronomy Room · Astronomy Stairs · Astronomy Tower | |||||
Astronomers: Aurora Sinistra · Copernicus · George von Rheticus · Perpetua Fancourt · Hesper Starkey | |||||
Objects: Astrolabe · Globe of the Moon · Lunascope · Moon chart · Orrery · Sextant · Star chart · Telescope | |||||
Planets: Jupiter · Mars · Mercury · Neptune · Pluto · Rogue planets · Saturn · Uranus · Venus | |||||
Satellites: Callisto · Europa · Ganymede · Io · Moon | |||||
Constellations: Aquila · Bartholomeus · Cetus · Crater · Dark cloud constellations · Orion · Ursa Major | |||||
Other topics: Black holes · Cosmic ages · Dark energy · Dark matter · Eclipse · Lunar phases · Meteor showers · Space weather · Wormholes |