Object | Rigel | Sirius A |
---|---|---|
Type | Star, blue supergiant | Star, main sequence |
Age | 8 million years | 242 million years |
Diameter | 109,882,767 km | 2,382,882 km |
Mean radius | 54,941,383 km | 1,191,441 km |
Mass | 4.15 × 1031 kg | 3.96 × 1030 kg |
Orbital period | 10 days | 50 years |
Surface temperature (average) |
12,100 K 11,826 °C 21320 °F |
9,940 K 9,666 °C 17,432 °F |
Surface gravity | 0.56 m/s² | 213.8 m/s² |
Atmosphere composition | hydrogen, helium, magnesium |
hydrogen, helium |
Sun distance | 864.3 light years | 8.6 light years |
Luminosity | 4.58 × 1026 W | 9.7 × 1027 W |
Metallicity | -0.06 | 0.5 |
Spectral classification | B8 Ia | A0mA1 Va |
Absolute magnitude | -7.84 | 1.42 |
Right ascension | 05h 14m 32.27210s | 06h 45m 08.917s |
Declination | −08° 12′ 05.8981″ | −16° 42′ 58.02″ |