Beta Rigel

Beta Rigel, or, more simply, Rigel, was a star system in the Alpha Quadrant.
In 2256, the location of Beta Rigel was labeled on the star chart "Alpha/Beta Quadrant Overview" in the ready room aboard the . ()
In 2257, during the first , this star system was occupied by the Klingons. () 
In 2258, the system's location was labeled on a star chart seen on the main viewscreen of the . ()
In 2259, the location of this system was labeled on a stellar cartography chart that was seen on the 's ready room viewscreen. This system's symbol had a color, indicating that it was affiliated with the . () 
The system's location was labeled in a Federation star chart that was in Fleet Admiral Kirsten Clancy's office at Starfleet Headquarters in 2399 and on the bridge of the in 2401. The Beta Rigel system was in or near to Federation space. ()
In 2401, this system's position was labeled on a star chart used by Captain William T. Riker during his attempt at finding the last known location of the . ()
In 3190, the location of Rigel was labeled on a star chart used by Commander Paul Stamets for tracking the movement of the Dark Matter Anomaly through the galaxy. ()
== Appendices ==
=== See also ===
* Rigel
* Rigel system
* Beta Antares IV
=== Background information ===
In the episode , the system's name is formatted as "(Beta) Rigel".
The map on which this location appeared was inspired by Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 62) and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"). Star Trek: Star Charts was the first to identify this location as a star, explaining on p. 59 that it is distinct from the "true" Rigel, by which it means the of that name. According to p. 52, this Rigel is host to Rigel IV as well as Rigel X, the Rigel Colony visited by on its maiden voyage. As such, the existence of Beta Rigel fixes an issue, as the real Rigel is very remote, given as 773 ly away in the book but more recently estimated at around 863 ly, whereas is set before , which establishes that Enterprise is about 90 ly from home and as such has traveled as far as any Human has ever traveled from Earth. Furthermore, a situation where there are two Rigels explains how there could be both many populated and popular planets with the name Rigel, some apparently even containing Human populations, and yet also seemingly remote and far from civilization planets such as Rigel VII and Rigel XII.
In the Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 62) and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), the primary of Beta Rigel was an A-class star.
=== Apocrypha ===
According to the ENT novel by Christopher L. Bennett, the Beta Rigel system was the home of the Rigelians, the turtle-like Chelon, and the primitive Kalar.
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Category:Star systems