Beta Orionis

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 8 million years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude -6.7
0.18
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 12,000 K
gptkbp:contains_star multiple companions
gptkbp:has_bayer_designation gptkb:Beta_Orionis
gptkbp:has_color -0.03
gptkbp:has_historical_significance known since ancient times
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 120,000 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_proper_name gptkb:Rigel
gptkbp:has_radius approximately 78 times the radius of the Sun
gptkbp:has_spectral_type B8 Ia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Beta Orionis
gptkbp:is_associated_with the Orion Nebula
gptkbp:is_binary_system_with Beta Orionis B
gptkbp:is_involved_in stellar evolution
gptkbp:is_known_for being one of the brightest stars in the night sky
gptkbp:is_located_at approximately 860 light-years from Earth
gptkbp:is_observed_in various astronomical studies
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Orion_constellation
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
multiple star system
the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex
the Winter Hexagon
gptkbp:is_used_in navigation by sailors
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Earth
gptkb:true
both hemispheres
gptkbp:mass approximately 21 times the mass of the Sun
gptkbp:named_after the Arabic word for 'foot'
gptkbp:previous_name gptkb:Rigel
gptkbp:scientific_classification a variable star
gptkbp:type_of blue supergiant
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rigel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5