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AT: "xx" The Rigel system was an inhabited system. This system consisted of the primary Rigel, at least twelve planets, and an asteroid belt. This system was home to the Rigel, or Rigellian, colonies. This system was located in the Kandari sector, in the Alpha Quadrant. This system was located less than 90 light years from the Sol system. (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine"; TNG: "Conspiracy" display graphic)TOS: "Mudd's Women", "The Doomsday Machine"; TNG: "Hollow Pursuits"; ENT: "Broken Bow", "Two Days and Two Nights")

In the mid-23rd century, the Rigel system was part of the most densely populated section of the Milky Way Galaxy. (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine") The native species living in the system include the Rigelians of Rigel V, (TOS: "Journey to Babel") the similarly named Rigellians, (Star Trek: The Motion Picture) the Kalar of Rigel VII (TOS: "The Cage") and the Hill People of Rigel IV. (TOS: "Wolf in the Fold") By the mid-23rd century, there were also Humans living in the Rigel system. (TOS: "Mudd's Women", "Shore Leave") The Rigelian hypnoid and Rigellian ox were native animal species to the Rigel system. (TAS: "Mudd's Passion"; TNG: "The Schizoid Man") Ratana trees were from this system. (DS9: "Rejoined")

The Barros Inn was known to be one of the wildest bars in the system. (DS9: "Rejoined") Rigelian chocolates and the Rigelian flame gem are other items from this system, as are the diseases Rigelian fever and Rigelian Kassaba fever. (TOS: "By Any Other Name", "Requiem for Methuselah", ENT: "Twilight", DS9: "Chimera") Moon over Rigel VII was a song with fairly simple lyrics, inspired by a natural satellite of Rigel VII. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)

The substance selgninaem was processed in this system for use as a catalyst in industrial biochemical substances. (TNG: "Hollow Pursuits", okudagram)

Location

In the 2250s, the Rigel system was several weeks away from the Vega colony at the maximum cruising speed of a Constitution-class heavy cruiser. (TOS: "The Cage", "The Menagerie, Part I")

In 2293, the location of Rigel in the Milky Way Galaxy was labeled in a star chart that was in Captain James T. Kirk's quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-A. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, okudagram)

In 2367, the location of Rigel was labeled on a tactical situation monitor in Captain Benjamin Maxwell's ready room on the USS Phoenix. (TNG: "The Wounded", okudagram)

In 2376, the location of Rigel was labeled on a star chart in astrometrics on USS Voyager in 2376. (VOY: "Child's Play", okudagram)

In 2366, in an alternate timeline, during the Federation-Klingon War, the location of Rigel was labeled on a tactical situation monitor in the ready room aboard the USS Enterprise-D (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise", okudagram)

List of planets

Rigel (primary)
- Rigel I
- Rigel II
- Rigel III
- Rigel IV
- Rigel V
- Rigel VI (see: Starbase 134)
- Rigel VII
- Rigel VIII
- Rigel IX
- Rigel X
- Rigel XI
- Rigel XII

History

File:RigelVII-Holberg917G fortress.jpg

A Kalar castle on Rigel VII

Trade complex on Rigel X — The Rigel colony on Rigel X

Rigel XII surface remastered — A lithium mining station on Rigel XII

By the mid-22nd century, this system had been charted and explored by several species including the Klingons and the Vulcans. Both races knew it as Rigel. In 2151, the system became known to Humans as well, when Captain Jonathan Archer used Vulcan star charts to plot a course there. The Rigel system was the first star system visited by the Enterprise NX-01, the first Earth starship with the warp 5 engine, after it departed from the Sol system. The Rigel colony on Rigel X was a popular trade complex at the time, visited by numerous species. (ENT: "Broken Bow")

By the mid-2150s, Rigelians from Rigel V were visiting Earth. (ENT: "Home", "Affliction") In early 2155, the Rigelians participated in talks discussing their wish to join as a possible member in the Coalition of Planets along with Humans, Tellarites, Andorians, Coridans, Denobulans, and Vulcans. (ENT: "Demons", "Terra Prime")

In 2254, a landing party from the USS Enterprise was attacked by the native Kalar warriors on Rigel VII. (TOS: "The Cage", "The Menagerie, Part I", "The Menagerie, Part II") By the 24th century, the Kalar castles of Rigel VII had become tourist attractions. (DS9: "What You Leave Behind")

In 2266, several women on Rigel IV were murdered by Redjac. (TOS: "Wolf in the Fold") During the same year, Harcourt Mudd, using the illegal Venus drug, attempted to sell Eve McHuron, Ruth Bonaventure and Magda Kovacs to lithium miners on Rigel XII. (TOS: "Mudd's Women")

Some time before 2267, Leonard McCoy visited Rigel II where he met two female cabaret dancers. (TOS: "Shore Leave")

In 2267, the Rigel system had a population in the millions. This system was threatened by the planet killer until the combined efforts of the starships USS Constellation and USS Enterprise destroyed the extragalactic doomsday weapon. (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine")

In 2327, Ensign Jean-Luc Picard had two dates on Starbase Earhart with Penny Muroc who was from the Rigel system. (TNG: "Tapestry")

In the 2360s, Starfleet Academy cadets of the Nova Squadron won the Rigel Cup, where fighter pilots compete for piloting excellence. (TNG: "The First Duty")

During the Dominion War, Federation had a pergium refinery on Rigel IV. (DS9: "Prodigal Daughter")

In an alternate future, Geordi La Forge was living with his wife and children on Rigel III. (TNG: "All Good Things...")

Template:RigelSystem

Appendices

Background information

According to Startrek.com, Rigel was located in the Alpha Quadrant. [1]

In "Two Days and Two Nights", the NX-class Enterprise, set a milestone several months after its mission to Rigel X, by becoming the first Earth ship to travel 90 light years away from the Sol system.

In the real world, the star Rigel, or Beta Orionis, was a star located 773 light years from the Earth in the constellation Orion This constellation was seen on screen in TNG: "Family" and on a constellation star chart in the TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver".

According to Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual, Starbase 134 was located in the Rigel system, on Rigel VI. It was home to one of Starfleet's many ASDB Integration Facilities and was a major production base for building Miranda-class starships and Type 15 shuttlepods.

According to the reference book The Worlds of the Federation (page 36), the Rigel system and the Orion system are one and the same. Rigel VIII being the homeworld of the Orion species. According to the book, Rigel II and Rigel IV were colonized by Humans. According to Star Trek Maps (Chart D), the Rigel system was located around the real star Beta Orionis. The chart also references Rigel VIII as the planet Orion.

According to the reference book Star Trek: Star Charts (pgs. 36, 45, 59, "United Federation of Planets II"), there were in fact two systems that were called the Rigel system. These were Beta Rigel and Beta Orionis.

Beta Rigel was a star named by Earth astronomers for its perceived proximity to Beta Orionis. Beta Rigel was a spectral type A5V star with an absolute magnitude of 6.2. The Beta Rigel System was in fact located relatively close to the Sol system and was explored in the mid-22nd century. Of the ten planets in this system, four of them were classified as M class. In the mid-22nd century, the Beta Rigel system was a destination on the Vulcan space lanes. In 2151, the Enterprise visited this system on its maiden voyage. The system, in 2378, was a destination on the major space lanes, and the system's inhabited planets were Federation members. A similary named Rigel Beta ultimatly made its way into canon in Star Trek Into Darkness.

Beta Orionis also known as Rigel was a binary star system. Rigel A was a B class star with a magnitude of -7. Rigel B was a B class star. Beta Orionis was located 773 light years from the Sol system, in non-aligned space in the Beta Quadrant.

Apocrypha

According to the Last Unicorn Games and Decipher role-playing games, the Rigellians are known as "Chelarians" and they are from Rigel III.

External links

Rigel at Wikipedia
Rigel at the Internet Stellar Database
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-'''Rigel system''' was a [[Federation]] [[star system]] with several inhabited planets. The primary [[star]] was [[Rigel]]. The Rigel system had a nearby [[asteroid field]] less than 2 days away with [[impulse drive]]. ({{TOS|Mudd's Women|The Doomsday Machine}})
+The '''Rigel system''' was an inhabited [[star system|system]]. This system consisted of the [[star|primary]] [[Rigel]], at least twelve [[planet]]s, and an [[asteroid belt]]. This system was home to the Rigel, or Rigellian, colonies. This system was located in the [[Kandari sector]], in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. This system was located less than 90 [[light year]]s from the [[Sol system]]. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}}; {{TNG|Conspiracy}} ''[[:File:USS Aleo.jpg|display graphic]]''){{TOS|Mudd's Women|The Doomsday Machine}}; {{TNG|Hollow Pursuits}}; {{ENT|Broken Bow|Two Days and Two Nights}})
-In the mid-[[23rd century]], the Rigel system was part of the most densely populated section of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]]. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}}) The native species living in the system include the [[Rigelian]]s of [[Rigel V]], ({{TOS|Journey to Babel}}) the similarly named [[Rigellian]]s, ({{film|1}}) the [[Kalar]] of [[Rigel VII]] ({{TOS|The Cage}}) and the [[Hill People (Rigel IV)|Hill People]] of [[Rigel IV]]. ({{TOS|Wolf in the Fold}}) By the 23rd century, there were also [[Human]]s living in the Rigel system. ({{TOS|Mudd's Women|Shore Leave}}) The [[Rigelian hypnoid]] and [[Rigellian ox]] were native animal species to the Rigel system. ({{TAS|Mudd's Passion}}; {{TNG|The Schizoid Man}}) [[Ratana tree]]s were from this system. ({{DS9|Rejoined}})
+In the mid-[[23rd century]], the Rigel system was part of the most densely populated section of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]]. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}}) The native species living in the system include the [[Rigelian]]s of [[Rigel V]], ({{TOS|Journey to Babel}}) the similarly named [[Rigellian]]s, ({{film|1}}) the [[Kalar]] of [[Rigel VII]] ({{TOS|The Cage}}) and the [[Hill People (Rigel IV)|Hill People]] of [[Rigel IV]]. ({{TOS|Wolf in the Fold}}) By the mid-23rd century, there were also [[Human]]s living in the Rigel system. ({{TOS|Mudd's Women|Shore Leave}}) The [[Rigelian hypnoid]] and [[Rigellian ox]] were native animal species to the Rigel system. ({{TAS|Mudd's Passion}}; {{TNG|The Schizoid Man}}) [[Ratana tree]]s were from this system. ({{DS9|Rejoined}})
 The [[Barros Inn]] was known to be one of the wildest bars in the system. ({{DS9|Rejoined}}) [[Rigelian chocolate]]s and the [[Rigelian flame gem]] are other items from this system, as are the diseases [[Rigelian fever]] and [[Rigelian Kassaba fever]]. ({{TOS|By Any Other Name|Requiem for Methuselah}}, {{ENT|Twilight}}, {{DS9|Chimera}}) ''[[Moon over Rigel VII]]'' was a [[music|song]] with fairly simple lyrics, inspired by a [[natural satellite]] of Rigel VII. ({{film|5}})
+The substance [[selgninaem]] was processed in this system for use as a catalyst in industrial biochemical substances. ({{TNG|Hollow Pursuits}}, ''[[okudagram]]'')
+== Location ==
+In the [[2250s]], the Rigel system was several weeks away from the [[Vega colony]] at the maximum cruising speed of a {{Class|Constitution}} [[heavy cruiser]]. ({{TOS|The Cage|The Menagerie, Part I}})
+In [[2293]], the location of Rigel in the Milky Way Galaxy was labeled in a [[star chart]] that was in [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]]'s [[quarters]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}. ({{film|6}}, ''okudagram'')
+In [[2367]], the location of Rigel was labeled on a [[tactical situation monitor]] in [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Maxwell]]'s [[ready room]] on the {{USS|Phoenix}}. ({{TNG|The Wounded}}, ''[[:de:Bild:Taktisches_Statusdisplay.svg|okudagram]]'')
+In [[2376]], the location of Rigel was labeled on a star chart in [[astrometrics]] on {{USS|Voyager}} in [[2376]]. ({{VOY|Child's Play}}, ''okudagram'')
+''In [[2366]], in an [[alternate timeline]], during the [[Federation-Klingon War (alternate timeline)|Federation-Klingon War]], the location of Rigel was labeled on a tactical situation monitor in the [[ready room]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}'' ({{TNG|Yesterday's Enterprise}}, ''okudagram'')
+<gallery>
+File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|The location of Rigel in "The Explored Galaxy" wall chart
+File:Benjamin Maxwells tactical monitor.jpg|The location of Rigel on [[:de:Bild:Taktisches_Statusdisplay.svg|a tactical situation monitor]]
+File:Pollux IV, Vega, Jouret IV, Rigel, Organia.jpg|The Rigel system in relation to [[Pollux IV]], [[Jouret IV]], [[Vega]], and [[Organia]]
+</gallery>
+==List of planets==
+*[[Rigel]] ([[star|primary]])
+**Rigel I
+**[[Rigel II]]
+**[[Rigel III]]
+**[[Rigel IV]]
+**[[Rigel V]]
+**Rigel VI (see: [[Starbase 134]])
+**[[Rigel VII]]
+**Rigel VIII
+**Rigel IX
+**[[Rigel X]]
+**Rigel XI
+**[[Rigel XII]]
 == History ==
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 [[File:Trade complex on Rigel X.jpg||thumb|The Rigel colony on [[Rigel X]]]]
 [[File:Rigel XII surface remastered.jpg|thumb|A [[lithium]] mining station on [[Rigel XII]]]]
-In [[2151]], the Rigel system was the first star system visited by the {{EnterpriseNX}}, the first [[Earth]] [[starship]] with the [[warp 5 engine]], after it departed from the [[Sol system]]. The Rigel colony on [[Rigel X]] was a popular trade complex at the time, visited by numerous species. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
+By the mid-[[22nd century]], this system had been charted and explored by several species including the [[Klingon]]s and the [[Vulcan]]s. Both races knew it as Rigel. In [[2151]], the system became known to Humans as well, when [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]] used Vulcan star charts to plot a course there. The Rigel system was the first star system visited by the {{EnterpriseNX}}, the first [[Earth]] [[starship]] with the [[warp 5 engine]], after it departed from the [[Sol system]]. The Rigel colony on [[Rigel X]] was a popular trade complex at the time, visited by numerous species. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
-By the mid-[[2150s]], [[Rigelian]]s from [[Rigel V]] were visiting [[Earth]]. ({{ENT|Home|Affliction}}) In early [[2155]], the Rigelians participated in talks discussing their wish to join as a possible member in the [[Coalition of Planets]] along with [[Human]]s, [[Tellarite]]s, [[Andorian]]s, [[Coridan]]s and [[Vulcan]]s. ({{ENT|Demons|Terra Prime}})
+By the mid-[[2150s]], [[Rigelian]]s from [[Rigel V]] were visiting [[Earth]]. ({{ENT|Home|Affliction}}) In early [[2155]], the Rigelians participated in talks discussing their wish to join as a possible member in the [[Coalition of Planets]] along with [[Human]]s, [[Tellarite]]s, [[Andorian]]s, [[Coridan]]s, [[Denobulan]]s, and [[Vulcan]]s. ({{ENT|Demons|Terra Prime}})
 In [[2254]], a [[landing party]] from the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} was attacked by the native [[Kalar]] warriors on [[Rigel VII]]. ({{TOS|The Cage|The Menagerie, Part I|The Menagerie, Part II}}) By the [[24th century]], the Kalar castles of Rigel VII had become tourist attractions. ({{DS9|What You Leave Behind}})
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 In 2267, the Rigel system had a population in the millions. This system was threatened by the [[planet killer]] until the combined efforts of the [[starship]]s {{USS|Constellation|NCC-1017}} and USS ''Enterprise'' destroyed the extragalactic doomsday weapon. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}})
-In [[2327]], [[Ensign]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] had a two dates on [[Starbase Earhart]] with [[Penny Muroc]] who was from the Rigel system. ({{TNG|Tapestry}})
+In [[2327]], [[Ensign]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] had two dates on [[Starbase Earhart]] with [[Penny Muroc]] who was from the Rigel system. ({{TNG|Tapestry}})
 In the [[2360s]], [[Starfleet Academy]] [[cadet]]s of the [[Nova Squadron]] won the [[Rigel Cup]], where fighter pilots compete for piloting excellence. ({{TNG|The First Duty}})
-During the [[Dominion War]], Federation had [[pergium]] refinery on [[Rigel IV]]. ({{DS9|Prodigal Daughter}})
+During the [[Dominion War]], Federation had a [[pergium]] refinery on [[Rigel IV]]. ({{DS9|Prodigal Daughter}})
 ''In [[Anti-time future|an alternate future]], [[Geordi La Forge]] was living with his wife and children on [[Rigel III]].'' ({{TNG|All Good Things...}})
-==Location==
-The Rigel star system was part of the [[constellation]] [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]] as it was seen from [[Earth]]. ({{TNG|Family}}) The Rigel system was located between [[Sol]] and [[Argelius II]] ({{TOS|Wolf in the Fold}}) near the [[star system]]s [[L-370]] and [[L-374]]. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}})
-The location of the Rigel system had been depicted in several [[Federation]] [[star chart]]s. A large star chart depicted the location of Rigel in [[2293]]. ({{film|6}}) ''In an [[alternate timeline|alternate]] [[2366]], Delta Vega was also marked on a [[tactical situation monitor]] showing the fleet deployments in the [[Federation-Klingon War (alternate timeline)|Federation-Klingon War]].'' ({{TNG|Yesterday's Enterprise}} ''[[:de:Bild:Taktisches_Statusdisplay.svg|display graphic]]'') In [[2367]], the same chart was used in the prime timeline in [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Maxwell]]'s [[ready room]] on the {{USS|Phoenix}}. ({{TNG|The Wounded}}) One star chart depicted Rigel near [[Vega]]. This chart was often displayed in [[astrometrics]] on {{USS|Voyager}} in [[2376]]. ({{VOY|Child's Play|The Haunting of Deck Twelve}})
-<gallery>
-File:Orion constellation.jpg|Rigel, the lower right star of the [[constellation]] [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]]
-File:Star-chart_alpha-beta_quadrant.jpg|''The Explored Galaxy'': The location of  Rigel
-File:Benjamin Maxwells tactical monitor.jpg|The location of Rigel on [[:de:Bild:Taktisches_Statusdisplay.svg|a tactical situation monitor]]
-File:Pollux IV, Vega, Jouret IV, Rigel, Organia.jpg|The Rigel system in relation to [[Pollux IV]], [[Jouret IV]], [[Vega]], and [[Organia]]
-</gallery>
 {{RigelSystem}}
-== Background information ==
+== Appendices ==
-=== ''The Explored Galaxy'' ===
+=== Background information ===
+According to [[Startrek.com]], Rigel was located in the Alpha Quadrant. {{st.com|rigel|}}
-This chart was also seen in several ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episodes set in the [[24th century]], from the year [[2364]] to [[2370]]. These were: {{TNG|Conspiracy|The Measure Of A Man|The Emissary|The Mind's Eye|The Game}} and {{DS9|In the Hands of the Prophets|Cardassians}}.
+In "Two Days and Two Nights", the {{Class|NX}} {{NX|Enterprise}}, set a milestone [[2151|several months]] after its mission to Rigel X, by becoming the first Earth ship to travel 90 light years away from the [[Sol system]].
-=== ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' ===
-The author, [[Geoffrey Mandel]], believed that there were two systems that shared the same name. The two systems were Beta Rigel and Beta Orionis (the "true" Rigel).
+In the real world, the star {{w|Rigel}}, or Beta Orionis, was a star located 773 [[light year]]s from the Earth in the [[constellation]] [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]] This constellation [[:File:Orion constellation.jpg|was seen]] on screen in {{TNG|Family}} and on a [[:File:Star chart with constellations, The Corbomite Maneuver remastered.jpg|constellation star chart]] in the {{TOS|The Corbomite Maneuver}}.
-==== Beta Rigel System ====
-Beta Rigel was the closer of the two systems. This star was located in the [[Beta Quadrant]]. The star was named Beta Rigel by Earth astronomers for its perceived proximity to Beta Orionis. The system's primary was an [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|A-class star]]. Its spectral class was A5V. The magnitude of this star was +7, which was 1/10 as bright as [[Sol]]. The absolute magnitude was 6.2. There were 10 planets in this system, and four of them were [[M class|Class M]]. In the mid-[[22nd century]], Beta Rigel was named as a stop on the Vulcan space lanes. In [[2151]], the {{EnterpriseNX}} visited this system on its maiden voyage. Two centuries later, in the late [[24th century]], Beta Rigel was named as a stop on the major space lanes. This was an overwhelmingly [[Federation]] system with every Class M planet a member.
+According to ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual]]'', [[Starbase 134]] was located in the Rigel system, on Rigel VI. It was home to one of Starfleet's many ASDB Integration Facilities and was a major production base for building {{class|Miranda}} starships and [[Type 15 shuttlepod]]s.
-==== "True" Rigel (Beta Orionis) ====
-"True" Rigel (Beta Orionis) was a bright blue [[binary star system|binary star]] located 773 [[light year]]s from Sol. This system had more than ten planets.
+According to the reference book ''[[The Worlds of the Federation]]'' (page 36), the Rigel system and the [[Orion system]] are one and the same. Rigel VIII being [[Orion (planet)|the homeworld]] of the [[Orion]] species. According to the book, [[Rigel II]] and [[Rigel IV]] were colonized by Humans. According to ''[[Star Trek Maps]]'' (Chart D), the Rigel system was located around the real star Beta Orionis. The chart also references Rigel VIII as the planet Orion.
-"True" Rigel was located in the [[Beta Quadrant]]. Both the primary and the secondary were [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|B-class star]]s. The primary had a magnitude of -7. This was an independent system.
+According to the reference book ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pgs. 36, 45, 59, "United Federation of Planets II"), there were in fact two systems that were called the Rigel system. These were Beta Rigel and Beta Orionis.
-{{bginfo|The [[Geoffrey Mandel|author]] had added a third star to this system. Like the primary and the secondary, the tertiary was a B-class star.}}
+* Beta Rigel was a star named by Earth astronomers for its perceived proximity to Beta Orionis. Beta Rigel was a [[spectral type]] [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|A5V]] star with an absolute [[magnitude]] of 6.2. The Beta Rigel System was in fact located relatively close to the [[Sol system]] and was explored in the mid-[[22nd century]].  Of the ten planets in this system, four of them were classified as [[Class M|M class]]. In the mid-[[22nd century]], the Beta Rigel system was a destination on the [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] space lanes. In [[2151]], the {{EnterpriseNX|name}} visited this system on its maiden voyage. The system, in [[2378]], was a destination on the major space lanes, and the system's [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] planets were [[Federation members]]. A similary named [[Rigel Beta]] ultimatly made its way into canon in {{film|12}}.
-(Pages 36, 45, 59, & United Federation of Planets II)
+* Beta Orionis also known as Rigel was a [[binary star system]]. Rigel A was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|B class star]] with a [[magnitude]] of -7. Rigel B was a B class star. Beta Orionis was located 773 [[light year]]s from the Sol system, in non-aligned space in the [[Beta Quadrant]].
-== Apocryphal ==
-According to the reference book ''[[Worlds of the Federation]]'' (page 36), the Rigel system and the [[Orion system]] are one and the same. Rigel VIII being [[Orion (planet)|the homeworld]] of the [[Orion]] species. According to the book, [[Rigel II]] and [[Rigel IV]] were colonized by Humans.
+=== Apocrypha ===
 According to the [[Last Unicorn Games]] and [[Decipher]] [[games|role-playing games]], the Rigellians are known as "Chelarians" and they are from [[Rigel III]].
-==External links==
+=== External links ===
 * {{wikipedia|Rigel}}
 * {{ISDb|id=221300|name=Rigel}}
-* {{NCwiki}}
+* {{NCwiki|Rigel}}
 [[de:Rigel-System]]