Rigel triple star system

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf binary star system
gptkbp:age ~8 million years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 0.13
−6.7
gptkbp:brightestStar gptkb:Orion_constellation
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:SAO_131907
gptkb:ADS_3823
gptkb:BD−08°1063
gptkb:WDS_J05145-0812
gptkb:GC_6482
gptkb:HD_34085
gptkb:HIP_24436
gptkb:HR_1713
gptkb:FK5_131
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Rigel_A
gptkb:Rigel_Ba
gptkb:Rigel_Bb
gptkbp:declination −08° 12′ 06″
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1781
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth approximately 860 light years
gptkbp:hasCompanion gptkb:Rigel_B
gptkb:Rigel_C
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rigel triple star system
gptkbp:isMainSequenceStar gptkb:Rigel_Ba
gptkb:Rigel_Bb
gptkbp:isSeventhBrightestStarIn night sky
gptkbp:isSupergiant gptkb:Rigel_A
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Orion
gptkbp:luminosity Rigel A: ~120,000 times Sun
gptkbp:mass Rigel A: ~21 solar masses
Rigel Ba: ~3.84 solar masses
Rigel Bb: ~2.94 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity Rigel A: [Fe/H] ≈ −0.06
gptkbp:orbitType Rigel A-B: ~24,000 years
Rigel Ba-Bb: ~9.86 days
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Beta_Orionis
gptkbp:parallax 0.34 mas
3.78 mas
gptkbp:properMotionRA +1.87 mas/yr
−0.56 mas/yr
gptkbp:rightAscension 05h 14m 32.3s
gptkbp:spectralType gptkb:B8Ia_(Rigel_A)
B9V (Rigel Ba)
B9V (Rigel Bb)
gptkbp:temperature Rigel A: ~12,100 K
Rigel Ba: ~11,000 K
Rigel Bb: ~10,000 K
gptkbp:variableStar gptkb:Alpha_Cygni_variable
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rigel_A
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8