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Rigel
B8IaBeta Orionis · Orion
Rigel is the brightest star in Orion and the seventh-brightest star in the night sky. It is a blue supergiant — extremely luminous, burning some 120,000 times brighter than our Sun. Rigel forms the left foot (or knee) of the Hunter Orion.
Common NameRigel
Bayer DesignationBeta Orionis
HIP Catalog IDHIP 24436
ConstellationOrion
Right Ascension5h 14m 31.9s
Declination-8° 12' 6"
Distance860 ly
Apparent Magnitude+0.13
Absolute Magnitude-7.84
Surface Temperature12,100 K
Mass21.00 M☉
Radius78.90 R☉
Luminosity120.0k L☉
Color Index (B-V)-0.03
Spectral ClassB8Ia
Variable StarNo