Rigel Comparison Table

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Rigel comparison table

Subject has right ascension has declination has spectral type is part of has surface temperature is an instance of has V magnitude has color has been observ has B-V magnitude has distance has absorption line is usually part of is a kind of has apparent magnitude has synonym has definition has luminosity class

B star O, B, A, and early F 11000 to 28000 K blue-white He I early star Blue-white star of spectral type B whose spectra are characterized by absorption lines of neutral helium which reach their maximum intensity at B2. The Balmer lines of hydrogen are strong, and lines of singly ionized oxygen and other gases are also present.

blue supergiant greater than 1000 Kelvin supergiant A supergiant star with spectral type O or B. All blue supergiants are hot and young. Rigel, in the constellation Orion, is the best example. I

naked eye star Milky Way greater than 1000 Kelvin for many centuries asterism naked eye object brighter than 5 A star visible without visual aids

Rigel 05 14 32.2 -08 12 06 B8 Iae Milky Way 11000 to 28000 K naked eye star 0.12 blue-white for many centuries -0.03 900 light-years He I asterism brighter than 5 HR 1713 A blue supergiant. It is a multiple star. The seventh brightest star in the night sky. I

Subject	has right ascension	has declination	has spectral type	is part of	has surface temperature	is an instance of	has V magnitude	has color	has been observ	has B-V magnitude	has distance	has absorption line	is usually part of	is a kind of	has apparent magnitude	has synonym	has definition	has luminosity class
B star			O, B, A, and early F		11000 to 28000 K			blue-white				He I		early star			Blue-white star of spectral type B whose spectra are characterized by absorption lines of neutral helium which reach their maximum intensity at B2. The Balmer lines of hydrogen are strong, and lines of singly ionized oxygen and other gases are also present.
blue supergiant					greater than 1000 Kelvin									supergiant			A supergiant star with spectral type O or B. All blue supergiants are hot and young. Rigel, in the constellation Orion, is the best example.	I
naked eye star				Milky Way	greater than 1000 Kelvin				for many centuries				asterism	naked eye object	brighter than 5		A star visible without visual aids
Rigel	05 14 32.2	-08 12 06	B8 Iae	Milky Way	11000 to 28000 K	naked eye star	0.12	blue-white	for many centuries	-0.03	900 light-years	He I	asterism		brighter than 5	HR 1713	A blue supergiant. It is a multiple star. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.	I

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