المرزم vs رجل الجبار

Real luminosity separates the pair by a factor of about 45: absolute magnitude −6.93 for رجل الجبار, −2.80 for المرزم. Spectroscopically المرزم resolves as a B-type star in Orion and رجل الجبار as a B-type star in Orion. To the unaided eye رجل الجبار leads at magnitude +0.18 to +1.64, a gap of 1.46 worth about 3.8 times the light of المرزم.

Property comparison

Property المرزم رجل الجبار
التسمية 24Gam Ori 19Bet Ori
الكوكبة Orion Orion
النوع الطيفي Class B — B-type (Blue-White) Class B — B-type (Blue-White)
القدر الظاهري +1.64 +0.18
القدر المطلق -2.80 -6.93
المسافة 252 ly 863 ly
الكتلة N/A N/A
نصف القطر N/A N/A
درجة الحرارة N/A N/A
السطوع N/A N/A

Full data for each star: المرزم · رجل الجبار

Key differences

Key Differences

  • ◆ Both are hot B-type stars in Orion, marking opposite corners of the hunter's torso.
  • ◆ Rigel (Beta Orionis) is a blue supergiant at ~21 M☉; Bellatrix (Gamma Orionis) is a blue giant at ~8.4 M☉.
  • ◆ Rigel is far more luminous at ~120,000 L☉ versus Bellatrix at ~6,400 L☉.
  • ◆ Bellatrix is much closer at ~250 light-years; Rigel is also ~860 light-years distant.
  • ◆ Bellatrix will eventually become an orange giant and finally a massive white dwarf, not a supernova.
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