The AsterNym star registry
Rigel
blue · Orion · β Ori
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About this star
Rigel is a blue star in the constellation Orion, 860 ly from Earth. The light leaving it tonight began travelling 860 years ago — bright enough to find with your own eyes on a clear night.
- Designation
- β Ori · HIP 24436
- Spectral type
- B8 Ia · blue
- Right ascension
- 05h 14m 32s
- Declination
- −08° 12′ 06″
- Magnitude
- 0.13 naked-eye
- Distance
- 860 ly
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.