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Rigel is much hotter. Red is the lowest temp. blue and white are the hottest
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How can you tell if Rigel or Betelgeuse is hotter?
Rigel is hotter by a long way with a temperature of 11,000 Kelvin, whereas Betelgeuse is a cool 3,500 Kelvin
Is betelgeuse hotter than a white dwarf?
No, the surface temperature of Betelgeuse is colder than the temperature of a white dwarf, the white dwarf is the hot core of a dead star. Also, red stars are always colder than white stars.
What is the classification of rigel?
Rigel A is a blue-white super-giant.
Why is rigel the color white?
beacause rigel is a new born star!
Which constellation is rigel found?
In Orion, on the lower right as seen from the northern hemisphere, a bright white-coloured star. Compare Betelgeuse at the opposite corner of Orion, a red giant. The colours are more visible in binoculars.
What color is the Rigel?
Rigel is actually a triple star system. Rigel A is a blue-white super-giant; the other two are blue-white main sequence stars.
What color is rigel b?
Rigel B is also a blue-white star but, unlike Rigel A, it is a main sequence star.
What color is orion?
Orion is a constellation consisting of many different stars. Orion doesn't have a "color" of its own. The two major stars are the red giant Betelgeuse, and the blue-white supergiant Rigel. The other stars are a variety of colors.
Why are not objects orbiting rigel?
There are: there are two blue-white main sequence stars which are in the Rigel A system..
Is rigel a white dwarf?
Far from it. Rigel is a type B star which means it is very luminous whereas white dwarfs are the remains of stars that have ended their lives.
Why is Rigel bluish white?
Because it is very hot.
What life stages has rigel gone through?
Rigel has exhausted its hydrogen and has swollen out. It is now a blue-white super-giant.
