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AT: "xx" Rigel was the primary of the Rigel system. An array of subspace relay stations linked it to Andor. (TNG: "Conspiracy", okudagram)

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 2364, the Federation starships USS Aleo and USS White Sands were ordered to recertify the Andor/Rigel link of subspace relay stations. (TNG: "Conspiracy", 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)

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)

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Background information

A cut line in the script of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home had a Starfleet Command Table Operator report that Rigel monitoring graphics general data synth with graphic reps on main screen 3, during the Whale Probe crisis of 2286. [1]

In the real world, the star Rigel is a star located 773 light years from the Earth in the constellation Orion While this constellation was seen on screen in TNG: "Family" and on a constellation star chart in the TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver". The Rigel in Star Trek was apparently not a star named by Humans, since Vulcans and Klingons used this name in their native languages and the location of Rigel was not known to Humans before it was learned from the Vulcan star charts in "Broken Bow".

According to The Worlds of the Federation (pg. 36), the Rigel system and the Orion system were one and the same. According to the reference book Star Trek: Star Charts (pg. 36), there were in fact two stars called Rigel. These were Beta Rigel and Beta Orionis (which is an alternative name for the real star). The Rigel system was in Beta Rigel. According to Star Trek Maps (Chart D), the Rigel system was in Beta Orionis.

External links

Rigel at Wikipedia
Rigel at the Internet Stellar Database

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-'''Rigel''' was a [[star]] and the primary of the [[Rigel system]]. It was part of the [[constellation]] [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]]. ({{TNG|Family}}) Rigel was located between [[Earth]] and [[Argelius II]]. ({{TOS|Wolf in the Fold}})
+'''Rigel''' was the [[star|primary]] of the [[Rigel system|Rigel]] [[star system|system]]. An array of [[subspace relay station]]s linked it to [[Andor]]. ({{TNG|Conspiracy}}, ''okudagram'')
+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'')
-The location of Rigel was first depicted on a [[Federation]] [[star chart]] in [[2293]]. ({{film|6}}) ''In an [[alternate timeline|alternate]] [[2366]], Rigel 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}}. ({{VOY|Child's Play|The Haunting of Deck Twelve}})
+In [[2364]], the Federation [[starship]]s {{USS|Aleo}} and {{USS|White Sands}} were ordered to recertify the [[Andor]]/Rigel link of [[subspace relay station]]s. ({{TNG|Conspiracy}}, ''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'')
+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]]'')
 <gallery>
-File:Orion constellation.jpg|Rigel, the lower right star of the [[constellation]] [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]]
 File:Pollux IV, Vega, Jouret IV, Rigel, Organia.jpg|Rigel in relation to [[Pollux IV]], [[Jouret IV]], [[Vega]], and [[Organia]]
-File:Benjamin Maxwells tactical monitor.jpg|''Tactical Situation Monitor'': The location of Rigel
+File:Benjamin Maxwells tactical monitor.jpg|The location of Rigel on a tactical situation monitor
-File:Star-chart_alpha-beta_quadrant.jpg|''The Explored Galaxy'': The location of Rigel
+File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|The location of Rigel on "The Explored Galaxy" star chart
 </gallery>
 {{RigelSystem}}
-== Background ==
+== Background information==
+A cut line in the script of {{film|4}} had a [[Starfleet]] Command Table Operator report that Rigel monitoring graphics general data synth with graphic reps on main screen 3, during the [[Whale Probe]] crisis of [[2286]]. {{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/tvh.txt}}
-=== ''[[The Explored Galaxy]]'' ===
-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 the real world, the star {{w|Rigel}} is a star located 773 [[light year]]s from the Earth in the [[constellation]] [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]] While 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}}. The Rigel in Star Trek was apparently not a star named by Humans, since Vulcans and Klingons used this name in their native languages and the location of Rigel was not known to Humans before it was learned from the Vulcan star charts in {{e|Broken Bow}}.
+According to ''[[The Worlds of the Federation]]'' (pg. 36), the Rigel system and the [[Orion system]] were one and the same. According to the reference book ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pg. 36), there were in fact two stars called Rigel. These were Beta Rigel and Beta Orionis (which is an alternative name for the real star). The Rigel system was in Beta Rigel. According to ''[[Star Trek Maps]]'' (Chart D), the Rigel system was in Beta Orionis.
-=== ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' ===
-[[Geoffrey Mandel]], the author of this book, believed that there were two Rigels. There was a Rigel in the Beta Rigel system, and there was a Rigel in the Alpha Leonis system. This was the 'true' Rigel. (Page 36)
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