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Sunrise at GW Orionis

GW Orionis is a triple star system located in the constellation Orion at a distance of 1300 light years from Earth. It is made up of three stars, two of them, GW Ori A and GW Ori B, separated by one astronomical unit, which orbit around its center of mass, and a third star, GW Ori C, which orbits its two companions at a distance approximately 8 u.

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Uploaded on August 15, 2023
Taken on August 15, 2023