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What is the brightest star in the constellation Orion?

  • Rigel
  • Betelgeuse
  • Bellatrix

The answer is Rigel. Slightly outshining Betelgeuse.

Rigel

Rigel is a blue supergiant star in the equatorial constellation of Orion. It has the Bayer designation β Orionis, which is Latinized to Beta Orionis and abbreviated Beta Ori or β Ori. Rigel is the brightest and most massive component – and the eponym – of a star system of at least four stars that appear as a single blue-white point of light to the naked eye. This system is located at a distance of approximately 850 light-years (260 pc).

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