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Spectroscopic estimates this distance between 700-900 light years but Hipparcos's measurement gives the distance of 860 light years . Rigel is a blue super giant and bears about 24 solar masses and shinning with approximately 85000 times the luminosity than the sun
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoRigel is about 17 times more massive than our Sun and has a radius greater than 78 Suns.
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∙ 13y agoRigel has a radius 78 times that of our Sun.
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What is bigger sun vs earth?
The sun is 1,000,000,000,000 times bigger than the earth.
Is the sun bigger than the earth or the earth is bigger than the sun?
The Sun is a star, it is Much Bigger than the Earth. It's probably thousands of times bigger than the Earth. Planets orbit around the Sun. One of those solar flares that leap out from the Sun like a flame from a fire is much bigger than the Earth.
Is the sun bigger than the Earth?
No, the Earth is not bigger than the Sun. The Sun is 109x bigger than the Earth.
How much is Saturn bigger than the sun?
The Sun is 3504.69 times more massive than Saturn
How much bigger is canis majoris than your sun?
if gives the sun reflection
Is the star rigel bigger then the sun?
yes it is
Why does the sun seem brighter than Rigel?
The sun appears brighter than Rigel does because it is much closer to us by a factor of about 50 million.
How much brighter is rigel than the sun?
About 85,000 times as bright!
Is the sun larger than Rigel?
No. Rigel is more than 70 times larger.
Is rigel cooler than your sun?
No, it is not cooler than my sun.
How much hotter is Rigel than the sun?
Rigel's effective temperature is 12100 K compared to the Sun's 5778 K. Since these temperatures are on the absolute scale, it is possible to say that Rigel is approx 2.1 times as hot.
Is Rigel cooler than the sun?
No. Rigel's effective temperature is 12100 K compared to the Sun's 5778 K.
What is bigger sun vs earth?
The sun is 1,000,000,000,000 times bigger than the earth.
Is the sun bigger than the earth or the earth is bigger than the sun?
The Sun is a star, it is Much Bigger than the Earth. It's probably thousands of times bigger than the Earth. Planets orbit around the Sun. One of those solar flares that leap out from the Sun like a flame from a fire is much bigger than the Earth.
Is Rigel temperature higher than the sun?
Yes. Rigel's effective temperature is 12100 K compared to the Sun's 5778 K.
Is the sun bigger than the Earth?
No, the Earth is not bigger than the Sun. The Sun is 109x bigger than the Earth.
Is the temperature of rigel higher than the sun?
Yes.
