Rigel, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, is part of the constellation Orion. It is located about 860 light-years away from Earth and is categorized as a blue supergiant. This star is also a multi-star system, including one supergiant star and three other blue main sequence stars.

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1:02 - Supergiant phase
2:16 - Multistar system
4:53 - Witch Head Nebula
5:28 - Rigel in Stellarium

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▶ Find Orion the Hunter constellation:    • How to Find Orion the Hunter Constell...  
▶ Orion's Belt:    • Belt Stars of Orion - Alnitak, Alnila...  
▶ Bright Stars of Orion:    • Bright Stars of Orion - Betelgeuse, R...  
▶ Sirius:    • Sirius: Brightest Star In The Night Sky  

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▶ IC 2118: By NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from Greenbelt, MD, USA. Witch Head; Brews Baby Stars, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶ Orion Constellation Map: By IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) - [1], CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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