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Rigil Kentaurus (also known as Alpha Centauri A or Al Rijil) is the most prominent of the three stars in the Alpha Centauri star system in the galaxy's Beta Quadrant.
History and specifics[]
Rigil is locked in orbit with Quindar, and is orbited by several planets as well as the system's third star, Proxima. (ST references: Star Fleet Technical Manual, Spaceflight Chronology; FASA RPG module: Star Fleet Intelligence Manual; TOS novel: Time for Yesterday)
- In the Star Fleet Intelligence Manual, the star was referred to as "Al Rijil" (while the prominent planet, Centauri VII, was referred to as "Alpha Centauri"). In the Star Fleet Technical Manual, the earliest mention of this individual component of the Alpha Centauri system, it was referred to as "Rigil Kentaurus". "Alpha Centauri A" is a more scientific notation that was used in Time for Yesterday.
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| Stars, systems and objects of the Centaurus constellation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 Centauri • Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus • Quindar • Proxima) • Beta Centauri • Tau Centauri • Theta Centauri • Zeta Centauri |
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| Alpha Centauri sector | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alpha Centauri system | Alpha Centauri A (primary) • Alpha Centauri I • II. Behemoth (Alpha Centauri II-A) • Alpha Centauri III (1 moon) • IV. Centaurus (2 moons) • Alpha Centauri V (2 moons) • Alpha Centauri VI (8 moons) • VII. Al Rijil • Alpha Centauri VIII • Alpha Centauri IX • Alpha Centauri X • Alpha Centauri XI • Alpha Centauri XII • Alpha Centauri XIII • Toralon |   
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| Alpha Centauri B • Olson • II. New Montana • Perry • III. Lang • IV. Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proxima Centauri • Proxima Centauri (Proxima Maintenance Yards) • Proxima Centauri I (Proxima Centauri I-A) • Proxima Centauri II • Proxima Alpha • Proxima Beta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centauran stars and star systems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Centauran home system (Alpha Centauri): Rigil Kentaurus (Alpha Centauri A) • Quindar (Alpha Centauri B) • Proxima (Alpha Centauri C) |  
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| Alpha Canus Majoris/Alpha Canaris • Arabenn • Beta Rigalia • Egara 172 • Kolitor • Illex • Laxes Alpha • Leoxa • Luris Eta • Maven Parsis • Megolar • Minarcis Alpha • Molinus • Moxenalus • Oroness • Osiris • Parsus Indi • Pillas Minora • Piram • Princip • Principius Midos • Quadrix • Ridix • Sestarci 124 • Singularity • Sirius • Tarletus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
