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Rigel
By Noah Smith
Physical Characteristics
• Diameter: 4 × 1010 meters
• Mass: 17 Solar Masses or 3.381164 × 1031 kg
• Temperature: 19340.33 oF
• Color: Blue
• Distance from Sun: about 700-900 light years
Location in H-R Diagram
Location in Constellation and
Origin of Name of Constellation
• Rigel is located in the left knee of the
constellation Orion the Hunter.
• Orion was a giant huntsman of Greek
mythology whom Zeus placed among the stars
as the constellation of Orion. The most
important events are his birth somewhere in
Boeotia, his death by the blow of Artemis or
of the giant scorpion which became Scorpio,
and his elevation to the heavens.
The Life Cycle of Rigel
• Rigel was “born” in the Orion Nebula and will
explode into a supernova.
• Rigel will eventually become a neutron star or
a black hole.
• It is currently in its supergiant stage.
Works Cited
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http://library.thinkquest.org/27930/stars.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_mass
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(constellation)
http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/ebook/products
/0-13-181247-5/view1_sx05_jart132.pdf
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(mythology)
• http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/distances.html