Rigel (Beta Orionis)

Rigel (system)
Designation
Class	Quadruple (B, G, K, M)
Associated Bodies	unexplored
Affiliation	Unaligned
Coordinates
Sector	Rigel Sector
Quadrant	Beta

Astronomical Data

Rigel is a quadruple-star system, with Rigel A in a barycenter orbit with Rigel BC, and Rigel D orbiting Rigel ABC.

Names

• Beta Orionis (multiple star system)

Planetary Bodies

Rigel A (Class B)

• Rigel A I (orbit #6): Class N - Reducing (yellow zone)
• Rigel A II (orbit #7): Asteroid Belt (yellow zone)
• Rigel A III (orbit #8): Class N - Reducing (yellow zone)
• Rigel A IV (orbit #10): Class D - Dwarf Planet (blue zone)
• Rigel A V (orbit #11): Class I - Ice Giant (blue zone)
• Rigel A VI (orbit #13): Class D - Dwarf Planet (blue zone)
• Rigel A VII (orbit #14): Class K - Adaptable (blue zone)

Rigel BC (Class G & K)

• Rigel BC I (orbit #1): Class N - Reducing (yellow zone)
• Rigel BC II (orbit #2): Class Q - Variable (green zone)
• Rigel BC III (orbit #3): Class D - Dwarf Planet (blue zone)
• Rigel BC IV (orbit #4): Class I - Ice Giant (blue zone)
• Rigel BC V (orbit #5): Class T - Gas Ultragiant (blue zone)
• Rigel BC VI (orbit #6): Class K - Adaptable (blue zone)
• Rigel BC VII (orbit #7): Class T - Gas Ultragiant (blue zone)
• Rigel BC VIII (orbit #8): Class J - Gas Giant (blue zone)

Rigel D (Class M)

• Rigel D I (orbit #1): Class D - Dwarf Planet (green zone)
• Rigel D II (orbit #3): Class S - Gas Hypergiant (blue zone)
• Rigel D IIII (orbit #4): Class L - Marginal (blue zone)

History

• 2268: The shipyards at Rigel A II start constructing Defender class battleships.

Important Locations

• list known locations that have game implications (ex: defense bases, depots, etc.); otherwise, "None"

Notes

• This is the "true" Rigel, that represents the Federation's most-rimward position, deep in the Beta Quadrant. Beta Rigel is the far more common system, and is located almost into the "thumb" between the Romulan and Klingon empires.

• The multiple star system is made up of 4 stars, with three subordinate star systems. Rigel B and Rigel C orbit each other, with the Rigel BC system orbiting with Rigel D. Rigel A orbits with Rigel BCD. Rigel A has a star system, as do Rigel BCC and Rigel D.

• Apparently, with the myriad of sources (alpha, beta, and licensed), it is very difficult to concretely determine which worlds are from this system (Beta Orionis) and which are from Beta Rigel. For that reason, I'm presuming most any source on "Rigellian" planets will be referring to the more close system, and allowing this more distant system to be constructed whole-cloth.

• It seems likely that a starbase and a very capable shipyard are both located here.