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Which star is bigger sirius or rigel?
Rigel is approximately ten times LARGER than Sirius
Is rigel the closest star to earth other then the sun?
No, it is not.
Is rigel in the solar system?
No. Rigel is a star over 800 light years away from out solar system. The only star in the solar system is the sun.
Is rigel a dwarf star?
No Rigel is a huge, blue supergiant of spectral class B8 Ia, Rigel has an intrinsic brightness about 40,000 times as luminous as that of the sun.
What is one name of the star in the Milky Way?
another one is the sun and rigel
What is the sixth brightest star in the sky?
If you include the Sun, then Vega. Otherwise Rigel.
How does our Sun differ in size and temperature from the star Rigel?
Rigel has a radius which is 79 times as large as the sun - so that its volume is half a million times as great. The Rigel's effective temperature is 12100 K compared to the sun's 5778 K : about 2.1 times as hot.
Is there a star that is hotter than the sun?
Yes, many stars are brighter than our sun. Deneb and Rigel are two examples. Rigel is over 100,000 times brighter than Sol.
Is the star Rigel luminous?
Very!! It is about 66,000 times more luminous than our Sun
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.
Is the sun bigger than the star?
The sun is a star!
