Rigel is a piece of digital artwork by Kim Sy Ok which was uploaded on January 15th, 2012.
Title
Rigel
Artist
Kim Sy Ok
Medium
Digital Art
Description
Rigel is the brightest star in the constellation Orion and the sixth brightest star in the sky, with visual magnitude 0.18. The star as seen from earth is actually a triple star system, with the primary star (Rigel A) a blue-white supergiant of absolute magnitude –7.84 and around 117,000 times as luminous as our sun. An Alpha Cygni variable, it pulsates periodically. Visible in small telescopes, Rigel B is itself a spectroscopic binary system, consisting of two main sequence blue-white stars of spectral type B9.
Thank you for your visit. Made in Apophysis.
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January 15th, 2012
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