Star
Rigel
The blue-white foot of Orion.
Visible tonight?
Up now · alt 46° S
- Rises
- 17:52
- Transit
- 23:34
- Sets
- 05:11
A blue supergiant 120,000 times more luminous than the Sun, marking Orion's left foot.
Observing
Brightest star in Orion, diagonally opposite Betelgeuse. Distinctly icy blue-white.
See also