RIGEL - is the brightest star in the constellation Orion and the sixth brightest star in the sky, with visual magnitude 0.12. It is almost always brighter than (Betelgeuse). It also has the alternative traditional names Algebar or Elgebar, but these are rarely used.
The star's Rigel is the most luminous star in our local region of the Milky Way, the nearest more powerful star is Deneb, as much as 3300 light years down the Orion Arm. The name comes from its location at the "left foot" of Orion.
The star's Rigel is the most luminous star in our local region of the Milky Way, the nearest more powerful star is Deneb, as much as 3300 light years down the Orion Arm. The name comes from its location at the "left foot" of Orion.
