Times-Series Photometry & Spectroscopy of the Bright Blue Supergiant Rigel: Probing the Atmosphere and Interior of a SN II Progenitor

Details Times-Series Photometry & Spectroscopy of the Bright Blue Supergiant Rigel: Probing the Atmosphere and Interior of a SN II Progenitor Times-Series Photometry & Spectroscopy of the Bright Blue Supergiant Rigel: Probing the Atmosphere and Interior of a SN II Progenitor

Nov 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010hia....15..359g&link_type=abstract

Highlights of Astronomy, Volume 15, p. 359-359

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Stars: Atmospheres, Early-Type, Evolution, Fundamental Parameters, Individual (Rigel), Oscillations, Supernovae: General, Variables: Other

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As the 7th brightest star and the most luminous star in the solar neighborhood, Rigel (β Orionis) is a very intriguing object. This blue supergiant (B8 Iab; V-mag = +0.05-0.18-mag B-V = -0.03), at a distance (from Hipparcos) of ~240±35 pc has a = -6.7 mag. The following physical properties were determined via spectroscopic, photometric, and interferometric studies: L/L&sun; ≈ 66,000 K; Teff ≈ 12,000 K; M/M&sun; ≈ 17±3 R/R&sun; ≈ 70; τ ≈ 3-10 Myr. Interestingly Rigel has similar physical properties with the 12th mag blue supergiant progenitor of SN 1987A: Sanduleak -69° 202a. Thus Rigel (along with its co-asterism Betelgeuse) are likely to be the nearest progenitors of a Type II supernova. Such a nearby explosion would be V ≈ -11th mag (similar to a quarter moon).

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