Polis (Mu Sagittarii)
Polis, Mu Sagittarii (μ Sgr), is a multiple star system located approximately 5,100 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. With a combined apparent magnitude of… Read More »Polis (Mu Sagittarii)
Blue Supergiants
Alnitak (Zeta Orionis)
Alnitak, Zeta Orionis (ζ Ori), is the primary component in a triple star system with a combined apparent magnitude of 1.77. The blue supergiant star… Read More »Alnitak (Zeta Orionis)
Alnilam (Epsilon Orionis)
Alnilam, Epsilon Orionis (ε Ori), is a bright blue supergiant star located approximately 1,180 light-years away in the constellation Orion. With an average apparent magnitude… Read More »Alnilam (Epsilon Orionis)
Rigel
Rigel, Beta Orionis (β Ori), is a blue-white supergiant star located approximately 848 light-years away in the constellation Orion, the Hunter. With an apparent magnitude of… Read More »Rigel
Hatysa (Iota Orionis)
Hatysa, Iota Orionis (ι Ori), is the primary component in a multiple star system located approximately 1,340 light-years away in the constellation Orion. Composed of… Read More »Hatysa (Iota Orionis)
Icarus
Icarus (MACS J1149 Lensed Star 1) is a blue supergiant discovered through a gravitational lens in 2018. It is the second most distant individual non-supernova… Read More »Icarus
Pistol Star
The Pistol Star (V4647 Sagittarii) is a blue hypergiant star located in the southern constellation Sagittarius. It is one of the most massive and luminous… Read More »Pistol Star