Star
Rigel
The blue-white foot of Orion.
Visible tonight?
Up now · alt 25° SW
- Rises
- 20:53
- Transit
- 02:30
- Sets
- 08:12
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