Beta Rigel system
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Type A star[1]
| Affiliation: | United Rigel Colonies,[1] United Federation of Planets[2][1] |
| Location: | Beta Quadrant[1] |
| System Type: | Single[1] |
| Spectral Class: | Type A5V[1] |
| Absolute Magnitude: | 6.2[1] |
| Planets: | I: (Class B)[1] II: Rigel II (Class M)[1] III: (Class F)[1] IV: Rigel IV (Class M)[1] V: Rigel V (Class M)[1] VI: Rigel VI (Class M)[1] VII: (Class J)[1] VIII: (Class J)[1] IX: (Class H)[1] X: Rigel X (Class P)[3] |
| Other Stellar Objects: | Asteroid belt between Beta Rigel I & II[1] |
Beta Rigel, like Deneb Kaitos, is remarkable for its high percentage of inhabited planets. Also, like Deneb, it shares its name with another star system; the "true" Rigel, Beta Orionis, is a bright blue binary system 773 light years from Sol. Rigel II, Rigel IV, Rigel V, Rigel VI, and Rigel X joined together to form the United Rigel Colonies, which joined the Federation in 2202.[1] In 2254, Captain Christopher Pike considered resigning from Starfleet and moving to the Rigel Colonies.[2]
