The ancient Arabs.
No, there are no known planets that orbit the star Rigel. Rigel is a blue supergiant star located in the constellation of Orion, approximately 860 light-years away from Earth. It is not known to have any confirmed exoplanets orbiting it.
It is 754.81 milliarcseconds. Also, the star is Rigil Kentaurus, not Rigel which is the name of another star.
There is more than one star in the Rigel "system". The main star, in terms of brightness, is Rigel A. That has a surface temperature of about 12,000 degrees Celsius.
The star in Orion's right foot is called Rigel. It is a supergiant star and one of the brightest stars in the night sky, located approximately 860 light-years away from Earth. Rigel is part of the constellation Orion and is easily identifiable due to its blue-white color and prominent position in Orion's foot.
Rigel is a blue supergiant star with a radius about 78 times larger than the Sun. If we assume that Earth's radius is 1/100th of the Sun's radius, then you could fit about 608,400 Earths inside Rigel.
Rigel is a star, not a planet. It is not certain who actually named it. Many cultures have other names for it.
Rigel is in the same galaxy as Earth is, which is the Milky Way.
Rigel is hot by "normal" stars but it is not the hottest, this distinction goes to a star named Cygnus OB2-12. See related questions.
The brightest star in Orion is Rigel.
Rigel is a triple star system.
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.
No, there are no known planets that orbit the star Rigel. Rigel is a blue supergiant star located in the constellation of Orion, approximately 860 light-years away from Earth. It is not known to have any confirmed exoplanets orbiting it.
Rigel is the brightest star in the constellation Orion
Rigel B is also a blue-white star but, unlike Rigel A, it is a main sequence star.
The star Rigel can also be called β Orionis or Beta Orionis.
Rigel is a blue-white star, while Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star.
No. Proxima Centauri is the nearest star. Rigel is much further away.