Rigel

Orion · β Ori · HR 1713

HIP24436
IAU adoption2016/06/30

Name origin

From an abbrevation of its ind-A (and sci-A) name rijl al-jauza', the Foot of al-jauza'." "Rigel" is one of the oldest Arabic star names applied in the West, from the end of the 10th century A.D.

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