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Rigel

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Rigel is a blue supergiant star in the constellation of Orion, the brightest and most massive component of a multiple-star system of at least four stars, located roughly 850 light-years from Earth.

Facts
Classification
Constellation
Orion 1
Catalogue
Other or Uncatalogued 1
Object Type
Blue supergiant star 1
Mass
21 M(sun) 1
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In Constellation

Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.

Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationRigel, infobox (Mass)
Quote, Rigel, infobox (Mass)
21+/-3 M(sun)
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Wikidata: Rigel
Wikidata Q12126, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Rigel (Wikipedia)
  • Rigel, lead section
    a blue supergiant star in the equatorial constellation of Orion
  • Rigel, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
    Rigel is a blue supergiant star in the equatorial constellation of Orion.
  • Rigel, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
    Rigel is a blue supergiant star in the equatorial constellation of Orion.
  • In Category: Celestial Objects, Rigel, Wikipedia summary
  • In Group: Blue and Yellow Supergiants, Lead sentence
    Rigel is a blue supergiant star in the equatorial constellation of Orion.
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