Rigel is about 860 light years from us.
That equates to:
Aldeberan, Vega, Rigel, Betelgeuse, Altair, Arcturus, Sirius, Procyon, Capella, Spica, Antares, Deneb, Regulus, and the Sun are.
Altair is the brightest star in the Aquila constellation.
Rigel is imagined to be one of the feet of Orion, the Hunter. That's the origin of its name "Rigel" . . . from the Sumerian/Hebrew/Arabic "regel" meaning 'foot'.
The name Rigel derives from the Arabic Rijl meaning left foot. Since Rigel represents Orion's left foot, the name seemed kind of obvious.
Rigel appears bluish-white in color, while Betelgeuse appears reddish-orange to the human eye.
Antares Aldebaran Altair Rigel
Rigel is approx 860 ly away.
Rigel by far.
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Approx 260 +/- 20 parsecs.
Aldeberan, Vega, Rigel, Betelgeuse, Altair, Arcturus, Sirius, Procyon, Capella, Spica, Antares, Deneb, Regulus, and the Sun are.
It is 260 +/- 20 parsecs away.
No, Rigel is not the closest star to Polaris (the North Star). Rigel is a bright star in the constellation Orion, while Polaris is located in the constellation Ursa Minor. The closest star to Polaris is Urodelus, also known as "Polaris Australis."
It probably does, but it is too far away for our telescopes to see that level of detail.
It wouldnt be good because it might even destroy our 4 inner planets, we would have to be as far as Pluto. Even if we are as far as Pluto ,Rigel's color is blue and would affect our normal light
No, Rigel is not a white dwarf. Rigel is a blue supergiant star located in the constellation Orion. White dwarfs are the remnants of small to medium-sized stars that have exhausted their nuclear fuel and collapsed.
Rigel is pronounced as "RYE-jell".