Mintaka A

Mintaka A is the primary star of the Mintaka System. It is owned by the Osun Papacy. It forms a close binary pair with Mintaka B and a distant binary pair with Mintaka C.

Orbit
Mintaka A orbits Mintaka B with an eccentricity of 0.02 and an average separation of 0.12 AU. Mintaka A's average distance from the barrycentre of the two stars is 0.065 AU, with a maximum barrycentre distance of 0.066 AU and a minimum barrycentre distance of 0.064 AU. It has a maximum separation from Mintaka B of 0.125 AU and a minimum separation of 0.115 AU.

Mintaka AB orbits Mintaka C with an eccentricity 0.006 and an average separation of 15 842 AU. Mintaka AB's average distance from the barrycentre of the system is 15316.12 AU, with a maximum distance of 15408.01 AU and a minimum of 15224.21 AU. It has a maximum separation from Mintaka C of 16091.66 AU and a minimum of 15592.34 AU.