Rigel

Summary

Rigel is a B-type supergiant star^[1]. Rigel draws 1,204 Wikipedia views per month (b_type_supergiant_star category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rigel's image is recorded as Orion constellation map.png^[3].
• Rigel's instance of is recorded as B-type supergiant star^[4].
• Rigel's instance of is recorded as blue supergiant^[5].
• Rigel's instance of is recorded as multiple star^[6].
• Rigel's instance of is recorded as pulsating variable star^[7].
• Rigel's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[8].
• Rigel's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[9].
• Rigel's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[10].
• Rigel's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[11].
• Rigel's instance of is recorded as star^[12].
• Rigel's constellation is recorded as Orion^[13].
• Rigel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7960163464500905680003^[14].
• Rigel's spectral class is recorded as B8Ia^[15].
• Rigel's part of is recorded as Winter Hexagon^[16].
• Rigel's Commons category is recorded as Rigel^[17].
• Rigel's child astronomical body is recorded as Rigel VII^[18].
• Rigel's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J05143226-0812060^[19].
• Rigel's catalog code is recorded as SAO 131907^[20].
• Rigel's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05331-01752^[21].
• Rigel's catalog code is recorded as HD 34085^[22].
• Rigel's catalog code is recorded as HIP 24436^[23].
• Rigel's catalog code is recorded as HR 1713^[24].
• Rigel's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 05121-0815^[25].
• Rigel's catalog code is recorded as β Ori^[26].
• Rigel's catalog code is recorded as ADS 3823 A^[27].

Body

Geography

Rigel's part of is recorded as Winter Hexagon^[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include B-type supergiant star^[4], blue supergiant^[5], multiple star^[6], pulsating variable star^[7], astrophysical X-ray source^[8], and navigational star^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J05143226-0812060^[19], SAO 131907^[20], GSC 05331-01752^[21], HD 34085^[22], HIP 24436^[23], and HR 1713^[24].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rigel include MS Rigel^[28], a shipwreck^[29] and Mount Rigel^[30], a mountain^[31].

Why It Matters

Rigel draws 1,204 Wikipedia views per month (b_type_supergiant_star category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2] Rigel has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Rigel is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Rigel include MS Rigel^[28], a shipwreck^[29] and Mount Rigel^[30], a mountain^[31].