Beta Orionis
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Beta Orionis, better known as Rigel, is a luminous blue supergiant star that serves as one of the brightest stars in the constellation Orion and in the night sky.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| β Orionis | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | star ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | −6.7 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rigel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 0.13 ⓘ |
| BayerDesignation | β Orionis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToAsterism | Orion’s Belt and Sword region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorIndexB−V | −0.03 ⓘ |
| componentOf | Orion OB1 association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Orion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | −08° 12′ 06″ ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_ly | approximately 860 light-years ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth_pc | approximately 260 parsecs ⓘ |
| effectiveTemperature_K | approximately 12100 K ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateEpoch | J2000 ⓘ |
| FlamsteedDesignation | 19 Orionis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| futureEvolution | will eventually explode as a supernova ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude_deg | −25.3 ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude_deg | 209.2 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Rigel A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rigel B NERFINISHED ⓘ Rigel C NERFINISHED ⓘ Rigel D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceIn | Arabic astronomy ⓘ |
| HDNumber | HD 34085 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HIPNumber | HIP 24436 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HRNumber | HR 1713 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOfBrightestStarsIn |
constellation Orion
ⓘ
night sky ⓘ |
| isVariableStar | true ⓘ |
| luminosity_solar | approximately 120000 solar luminosities ⓘ |
| mass_solar | approximately 18 solar masses ⓘ |
| metallicity_FeH | approximately 0.0 ⓘ |
| multiplicity | multiple star system ⓘ |
| parallax_mas | 3.78 ⓘ |
| parallaxError_mas | 0.34 ⓘ |
| positionInConstellation | left foot of Orion ⓘ |
| radialVelocity_kmPerSec | +18 ⓘ |
| radius_solar | approximately 70 solar radii ⓘ |
| rankByApparentBrightness | among top 10 brightest stars ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 05h 14m 32.3s ⓘ |
| rotationalVelocity_kmPerSec | 36 ⓘ |
| SIMBADIdentifier | Rigel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spectralType | B8Ia ⓘ |
| surfaceGravity_logg | approximately 1.75 ⓘ |
| traditionalNameOrigin | Arabic word "Rijl" meaning "foot" ⓘ |
| variableStarType | Alpha Cygni variable ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
β Orionis
this entity surface form:
β Orionis