Other Names:
- Algebar
- Elgebar
- Beta Orionis
- HR 1713
- HD 34085
Data:
- Right Ascension: 05 14 32.3
- Declination: -08 12 06
- Apparent Magnitude: 0.12
- Absolute Magnitude: -8.1
- Distance: 1400 LY
- Spectral Type: B8Ia
Constellation: Orion
Rigel Information: The seventh brightest star in the sky, Rigel's name is from the Arabic for foot, indicating its place in the constellation Orion. It is a blue supergiant and part of a 4 star system, consisting of 2 binary stars. Rigel is approximately 1400 light-years from earth. Rigel is in the constellation Orion.