Rigel is brighter.
Rigel is brighter than Betelgeuse.
Betelgeuse has an apparent magnitude of 0.42(v) and an absolute magnitude of -6.02. Rigel has an apparent magnitude of 0.12 and an absolute magnitude of -7.04. So Rigel is brighter.
Even though Betelgeuse is much larger, Rigel is brighter due to its much higher temperature. Rigel is about 11,000 K and Betelgeuse is only about 3,500 K.
Rigel is blue and Betelgeuse is red.
Betelgeuse is much larger than Rigel.
Rigel is brighter than Betelgeuse.
Betelgeuse has an apparent magnitude of 0.42(v) and an absolute magnitude of -6.02. Rigel has an apparent magnitude of 0.12 and an absolute magnitude of -7.04. So Rigel is brighter.
Even though Betelgeuse is much larger, Rigel is brighter due to its much higher temperature. Rigel is about 11,000 K and Betelgeuse is only about 3,500 K.
Rigel is blue and Betelgeuse is red.
Betelgeuse is much larger than Rigel.
Betelgeuse is much larger than Rigel. Betelgeuse has a radius about 15 times the radius of Rigel, and a volume of about 3500 times Rigel.
The simple answer is by looking at them.The technical answer is by analysing their bolometric luminosity with a bolometer.
Simply because Rigel is hotter.
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Betelgeuse is brighter.
No, Rigel is hotter. Rigel is a blue star with a temperature of about 11,000 K, and Betelgeuse is a red star with a temperature of about 3,500 K.
Betelgeuse and Rigel are the two brightest stars in the constellation of Orion. They are very easy to spot, with Betelgeuse being at the top left and Rigel at the bottom right. Comparing the two it is also easy to notice the difference in colour as Betelgeuse is a red supergiant and looks reddish in colour, very different to Rigel.