Rigil
Rigil is a star located in the constellation Orion. Its name is derived from the Arabic "rijl jauzah," meaning "the foot of the central one." Rigil is a blue supergiant and one of the brightest stars in the night sky, ranking as the sixth brightest. It is a prominent member of Orion's Belt, a prominent asterism. Rigil is located approximately 815 light-years away from Earth.
The star is known to be a spectroscopic binary, meaning it is composed of at least two
As a supergiant, Rigil is in a later stage of its stellar evolution and is expected to