Mintaka (also called Delta Orionis) is a binary star (spectral classes B and O) located approximately 1,500 light-years from Sol. It is the primary of the Mintaka system. (TNG: "Who Watches the Watchers?")
- Mintaka's name is derived from an Arabic phrase meaning "belt of the Central One", referring to Mintaka's place as the western star of Orion's Belt.