blue supergiant Comparison Table

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blue supergiant comparison table

Subject has right ascension has spectral type has declination has surface temperature has rotation velocity has V magnitude has B-V magnitude has distance has absorption line has relative abundance has lifetime has synonym has definition

Rigel 05 14 32.2 B8 Iae -08 12 06 11000 to 28000 K 0.12 -0.03 900 light-years He I HR 1713 A blue supergiant. It is a multiple star. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.

Zeta Puppis 8 3 35.0 O5Iaf -40 0 11 35000 K very high 2.25 -0.26 He II rare 3 to 6 million years HR 3165

Subject	has right ascension	has spectral type	has declination	has surface temperature	has rotation velocity	has V magnitude	has B-V magnitude	has distance	has absorption line	has relative abundance	has lifetime	has synonym	has definition
Rigel	05 14 32.2	B8 Iae	-08 12 06	11000 to 28000 K		0.12	-0.03	900 light-years	He I			HR 1713	A blue supergiant. It is a multiple star. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.
Zeta Puppis	8 3 35.0	O5Iaf	-40 0 11	35000 K	very high	2.25	-0.26		He II	rare	3 to 6 million years	HR 3165

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