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Rigel is hot by "normal" stars but it is not the hottest, this distinction goes to a star named Cygnus OB2-12.
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How do scientists know that Rigel is the hottest star?
Rigel is a blue-white star wich indicates that is a very hot star. you might think red stars are the hottest but no, the hottest are blue-white.
Which is the hottest is it the sun or the betelgeuseor the rigel or the arcturus?
Rigel
What is the hottest star including Rigel?
The hottest star is known as H1504+65 (and also sometimes as WD 1501 +663). The star, in the constellation Ursa Minor, has a surface temperature estimated at 200,000 K. No current model of stellar evolution can explain this tar satisfactorily.By way of comparison, the effective temperature of Rigel is "only" 12,100 K.
Is a star big or small?
Stars have different sizes..Its either its big because that is the real size..or its small because of heat..The smaller star is Rigel the hottest star the Bluish white star..
Is rigel a triple star binary star or single star?
Rigel is a triple star system.
What constellation is the star Rigel in?
The Rigel star is a star in the Orion constellation. Rigel is the brightest star in the Orion constellation, and it is the seventh brightest star seen in the night's sky.
Can you see the rigel star?
Yes. Rigel is the right leg of the constellation Orion and is the 6th or 7th brightest star in the sky. Rigel and all of Orion are best seen in Winter (Summer for the Southern Hemisphere) and are close to directly overhead at around 10:00 PM at Christmas. Rigel can easily be found by locating the Red Supergiant Betelgeuse (10th brightest star in the sky) and the three stars that make Orion's Belt. Rigel is a Blue Supergiant, one of the largest and hottest types of stars.
Rigel star belongs to what constellatuon?
Rigel is the brightest star in the constellation Orion
What color is rigel b?
Rigel B is also a blue-white star but, unlike Rigel A, it is a main sequence star.
Hotter stars tend to be what color?
The color of a star comes from its temperature. The coolest stars appear red, while the hottest stars are blue. And for a star, the only thing that defines the temperature of a star is its mass. Blue stars are stars that have at least 3 times the mass of the Sun and up. Whether a star has 10 times the mass of the Sun or 150 solar masses, it's going to appear blue to our eyes. An example of a blue star is the familiar Rigel, the brightest star in the constellation Orion and the 6th brightest star in the sky. Astronomers calculate that Rigel is approximately 700 and 900 light-years away, and yet it appears almost as bright as a star like Sirius which is only 8.3 light-years away. The temperature of Rigel is approximately 11,000 Kelvin; it's this high temperature that accounts for Rigel's color. Rigel puts out about 40,000 times the energy of the Sun.
Is Rigel your nearest star?
No. Proxima Centauri is the nearest star. Rigel is much further away.
Which star out of barnard's star procyon alpha centauri and rigel have the greatest luminosity?
Rigel by far.
