Winter Hexagon

proper noun

An asterism in the northern hemisphere in wintertime, with vertices at Rigel, Aldebaran, Capella, Pollux, Procyon, and Sirius, which circumscribes the asterism constellation of Orion.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. astronomyAn asterism in the northern hemisphere in wintertime, with vertices at Rigel, Aldebaran, Capella, Pollux, Procyon, and Sirius, which circumscribes the asterism constellation of Orion.
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Winter Hexagon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winter%20Hexagon

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