| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:star gptkb:red_supergiant
 
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                                | gptkbp:age | 8 million years 
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                                | gptkbp:alsoKnownAs | gptkb:Rigel 
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                                | gptkbp:apparentMagnitude | 0.13 −6.69
 
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                                | gptkbp:arabicName | gptkb:Rijl_Jauzah_al_Yusrā 
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                                | gptkbp:brightestStar | gptkb:Orion_constellation night sky
 
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                                | gptkbp:catalogueNumber | gptkb:SAO_131907 gptkb:ADS_3823
 gptkb:BD−08°1063
 gptkb:FK5_168
 gptkb:WDS_J05144-0812
 gptkb:GC_6482
 gptkb:HD_34085
 gptkb:HIP_24436
 gptkb:HR_1713
 
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                                | gptkbp:constellation | gptkb:Orion 
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                                | gptkbp:declination | −08° 12′ 05.8981″ 
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                                | gptkbp:diameter | 78.9 solar radii 
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                                | gptkbp:discoveredBy | ancient astronomers 
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                                | gptkbp:distanceFromEarth | 860 light years 
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                                | gptkbp:eponymOf | Rigel Kentaurus (not to be confused) 
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                                | gptkbp:expansion | will become supernova 
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                                | gptkbp:hasCompanion | gptkb:Rigel_B gptkb:Rigel_C
 gptkb:Rigel_D
 
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                                | gptkbp:hasExoplanet | no known exoplanets 
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                                | gptkbp:hasViewOf | both hemispheres 
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                                | gptkbp:isNavigationStar | yes 
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                                | gptkbp:isReferenceStar | yes 
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                                | gptkbp:luminosity | 120,000 times Sun 
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                                | gptkbp:mass | 21 solar masses 
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                                | gptkbp:metallicity | −0.06 [Fe/H] 
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                                | gptkbp:nameMeaning | left leg of the giant (Orion) 
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                                | gptkbp:parallax | 3.78 mas 
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                                | gptkbp:partOf | gptkb:Orion_constellation 
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                                | gptkbp:properMotionRA | 0.56 mas/yr 1.87 mas/yr
 
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                                | gptkbp:radialVelocity | +18.6 km/s 
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                                | gptkbp:rightAscension | 05h 14m 32.27210s 
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                                | gptkbp:spectralType | B8Ia 
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                                | gptkbp:temperature | 12,100 K 
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                                | gptkbp:variableStar | yes 
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                                | gptkbp:variableType | gptkb:Alpha_Cygni 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Rigel 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Beta Orionis 
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