Rigel is a blue supergiant star in the constellation of Orion. It has the Bayer designation β Orionis, which is Latinized to Beta Orionis and abbreviated Beta Ori or β Ori.

Rigel or Beta Orionis is the brightest star in the equatorial constellation of Orion. It is a B-type supergiant that shines with a blue-white hue. It is an Alpha Cygni variable with an apparent …

2024年10月25日 · Rigel (β Ori) is a blue-whlue-white supergiant star located 848 light-years away in the constellation Orion. It is the most luminous star within 1,000 ly of Earth.

2025年3月3日 · Rigel, one of the brightest stars in the sky, intrinsically as well as in appearance. A blue-white supergiant in the constellation Orion, Rigel is about 870 light-years from the Sun and is about 47,000 times as luminous. A companion double star, also bluish white, is …

2019年3月18日 · Rigel is a blue supergiant that is the brightest star in the constellation Orion (the Hunter). Due to its measured size and brightness it is expected to end in a supernova one day. …

2019年12月20日 · Rigel is generally the seventh-brightest star in the night sky and the brightest in the Orion constellation. Rigel is a variable star, thus it is occasionally outshone by Betelgeuse. Contrasting with the orange-red Betelgeuse, Rigel appears as blue-white to the naked eye. Rigel is also a multiple star system – composed of at least four stars.

Rigel is one of the most noticeable stars in the winter sky. With an apparent magnitude of 0.12, it’s the brightest star in the Orion constellation and the seventh brightest in the night sky.

2025年1月30日 · Rigel is one of several brilliant stars that grace our night sky this time of year. It’s also the brightest star in one of the most beloved of constellations, Orion the Hunter. Rigel...

2016年2月9日 · What type of star is Rigel? Rigel is a blue supergiant star located in the constellation of Orion. More precisely, however, Rigel is actually a binary star system whose two main components are Rigel A and Rigel B, the latter of which is also a binary system itself.

The seventh brightest star in the sky, Rigel lies 863 lightyears from the Sun. It’s a massive object estimated to be 79 times larger than the Sun and around 120,000 times as luminous.