Rigel, a prominent blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion, can be compared to a bright beacon in the night sky due to its high luminosity and distinctive blue-white hue. It is one of the brightest stars visible from Earth, often likened to a distant lighthouse guiding stargazers. Its intense brightness and color make it a standout object, similar to how a vibrant streetlight illuminates its surroundings.
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It's identical. (assuming that the object is homogeneous)
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.
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An object that is ten thousand times brighter than Rigel would have an apparent magnitude of about -6. Rigel has an apparent magnitude of about 0.1, so an object that is ten thousand times brighter would be much more luminous and appear as a very bright object in the night sky.
Luminous objects are the objects that responsible for our vision and omit their own light. Stars, radium, LED, and sparks are some of example of artificial luminous object.
Rigel is pronounced as "RYE-jell".
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It means: * Calculate the density of an object * Calculate the density of its pieces * Compare
Rigel A is a blue-white super-giant.
Rigel is not in the solar system.
Rigel is 260 +/-20 parsecs away.
Invaders from Rigel was created in 1960.
Rigel has a luminosity of 117,490 solar luminosities.