The blue giant star in Orion is called Bellatrix, and its distance is 243 ly. What is the distance in parsecs?

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To convert light years to parsecs, you can use the conversion factor that 1 parsec is equal to approximately 3.26 light years.

So, to convert the distance of Bellatrix from light years to parsecs:

243 ly × (1 pc / 3.26 ly) ≈ 74.54 pc

Therefore, the distance of Bellatrix in parsecs is approximately 74.54 parsecs.