Бетельгейзе vs Ригель

Property Бетельгейзе Ригель
Обозначение 58Alp Ori 19Bet Ori
Созвездие Orion Orion
Спектральный класс Class M — M-type (Red) Class B — B-type (Blue-White)
Видимая звёздная величина +0.45 +0.18
Абсолютная звёздная величина -5.47 -6.93
Расстояние 498 ly 863 ly
Масса N/A N/A
Радиус N/A N/A
Температура N/A N/A
Светимость N/A N/A

Key Differences

  • Rigel is a blue supergiant (spectral type B); Betelgeuse is a red supergiant (spectral type M).
  • Rigel's surface temperature is ~12,100 K — more than three times hotter than Betelgeuse at ~3,600 K.
  • Betelgeuse has a far larger radius (~887 R☉) than Rigel (~79 R☉).
  • Both are in Orion and both are supernova candidates — among the most massive naked-eye stars.
  • Rigel is slightly more intrinsically luminous at ~120,000 L☉ versus Betelgeuse's ~126,000 L☉.

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