527 B
527 B
| name | constellation | created_by | created_date | updated_by | updated_date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigel (β Ori) | Ori | 8mag | 2022-01-21 17:00:00 | skybber | 2022-02-06 11:54:13.610367 |
is usually the brightest star in the constellation, only occasionally surpassed by Betelgeuse during its peak. At 0.14mag, it is the seventh brightest star in the sky. It is a supernova of spectral type B8, so its blue-white colour can be clearly seen with the naked eye. Rigel is 78 times bigger and 12 000 times brighter than our Sun and lies 860 light years away.