Antarikshaa Star Explorer

Rigel

Blue Supergiant

Distance

Approx. 860 light-years

Magnitude

0.13

Constellation

Orion

Spectral Type

B8 Ia

About the Star

About Rigel

Rigel is a highly luminous blue supergiant and one of the most prominent stars in the constellation Orion.

Observation

Rigel is easy to identify as the bright blue-white star marking one of Orion's feet.

Science

Temperature

≈ 12,000 K

Mass

≈ 20 × Sun

Radius

≈ 70 × Sun

Luminosity

≈ 100,000 × Sun

Location

Right Ascension

05h 14m 32.3s

Declination

−08° 12′ 06″

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