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Far from it. Rigel is a type B star which means it is very luminous whereas white dwarfs are the remains of stars that have ended their lives.
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Is rigel a dwarf star?
No Rigel is a huge, blue supergiant of spectral class B8 Ia, Rigel has an intrinsic brightness about 40,000 times as luminous as that of the sun.
What color is the Rigel?
Rigel is actually a triple star system. Rigel A is a blue-white super-giant; the other two are blue-white main sequence stars.
What is an example of bluish-white star?
Epsilon Orionis and Rigel
Will the sun be a white dwarf for the rest of eternity?
No. After the sun becomes a white dwarf it will eventually cool to become a black dwarf.
Which is the correct order - white dwarf or red?
It is called white dwarf. A white dwarf is a small star. If you heard of red giant it mean huge star.
Is rigel a dwarf planet or a supergiant?
it is a dwarf planet the size of a supergiant.
Is rigel a dwarf star?
No Rigel is a huge, blue supergiant of spectral class B8 Ia, Rigel has an intrinsic brightness about 40,000 times as luminous as that of the sun.
What is the classification of rigel?
Rigel A is a blue-white super-giant.
Why is rigel the color white?
beacause rigel is a new born star!
What color is the Rigel?
Rigel is actually a triple star system. Rigel A is a blue-white super-giant; the other two are blue-white main sequence stars.
What color is rigel b?
Rigel B is also a blue-white star but, unlike Rigel A, it is a main sequence star.
Why are not objects orbiting rigel?
There are: there are two blue-white main sequence stars which are in the Rigel A system..
Why is Rigel bluish white?
Because it is very hot.
Betelgeuse appears red in the sky Rigel appears very white Which one is hotter?
Rigel is much hotter. Red is the lowest temp. blue and white are the hottest
What life stages has rigel gone through?
Rigel has exhausted its hydrogen and has swollen out. It is now a blue-white super-giant.
What type of stars has a low temperature and high luminosity?
A white dwarf.A white dwarf.A white dwarf.A white dwarf.
What is an example of bluish-white star?
Epsilon Orionis and Rigel
