Rotanev vs Rigel
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Rotanev
Rotanev, formally designated Beta Delphini, is the brightest star in the constellation Delphinus and a binary system of evolved F-type stars. The components orbit one another on a period of about 26.7 years and are too close to separate with the unaided eye, so the system appears as a single star of roughly fourth magnitude. Its unusual name first appeared in the Palermo Star Catalogue of 1814 and...
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Rigel
Rigel marks one of Orion's feet as a bright blue supergiant, with the hot primary star belonging to spectral class B. Its great intrinsic luminosity helps make it one of the prominent stars in Earth's night sky despite a distance commonly estimated at roughly 860 light-years. Distance estimates carry uncertainty, so that figure is best treated as approximate rather than as an exact measurement.
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