Star: Rigel A
Chemical makeup: composed of helium at core
Location in space: Right ascension- 5 hr 14 min 32.3 sec
Declination- -8 degrees 12' 5.9"
733 light years from Sun
Spectrum analysis of most abundant chemical (helium):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium
Stellar classification: B8Ia blue-white supergiant
http://thecasswiki.net/index.php?title=Rigel
Sources:
100,000 Stars. (n.d.). Retrieved September 26, 2015, from http://stars.chromeexperiments.com/
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Rigel. (n.d.). Retrieved September 27, 2015, from http://www.stellar-database.com/Scripts/search_star.exe?Name=rigel
What Are The Most Famous Stars? (2015, February 11). Retrieved September 27, 2015, from http://www.universetoday.com/45775/famous-stars/
What Are The Most Famous Stars? (2015, February 11). Retrieved September 27, 2015, from http://www.universetoday.com/45775/famous-stars/
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