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BetaQuadrant

Locator logo showing the galaxy's Beta Quadrant.

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.

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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
1 CentauriAlpha Centauri (Rigil KentaurusQuindarProxima) • Beta CentauriTau CentauriTheta CentauriZeta Centauri the galaxy's Beta Quadrant icon image.
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 RijilAlpha Centauri VIIIAlpha Centauri IXAlpha Centauri XAlpha Centauri XIAlpha Centauri XIIAlpha Centauri XIII Centauran icon image. Centauran icon image. Federation icon image.
Alpha Centauri BOlson • II. New MontanaPerry • III. Lang • IV. Kent
Proxima CentauriProxima Centauri (Proxima Maintenance Yards) • Proxima Centauri I (Proxima Centauri I-A) • Proxima Centauri IIProxima AlphaProxima Beta
Centauran stars and star systems
Centauran home system (Alpha Centauri): Rigil Kentaurus (Alpha Centauri A)Quindar (Alpha Centauri B)Proxima (Alpha Centauri C) Federation icon image. the galaxy's Alpha and Beta Quadrants icon image. Centauran icon image. Centauran icon image.
Alpha Canus Majoris/Alpha CanarisArabennBeta RigaliaEgara 172KolitorIllexLaxes AlphaLeoxaLuris EtaMaven ParsisMegolarMinarcis AlphaMolinusMoxenalusOronessOsirisParsus IndiPillas MinoraPiramPrincipPrincipius MidosQuadrixRidixSestarci 124SingularitySiriusTarletus
Alpha and Beta Quadrant stars and star systems (R)
RabnorRachelisRada BanRaddanRadriniRahweRaiRainsfordRajathaRakonRakorRalvekRamedesRamexikRamirianRamnorRamulRamuurRam'vedRana NurRanarRanaraRandaRandiirRaniemRanosRanta DaraanRan'vedRaptaRariarRasalgethiRasiraRastanRavanarRavilleRaxaRaxaxRaxelRayvanRazgaraRazmaRazmaraRaznaRazzboReality's EdgeRedamaRedmondRednorRedorRefniaiRegadexRegalRegaraRejarrisRek'SgarRelgorRellaRell's Theta systemRelvaRemiorRemokRem'zekRenaRenebisRenneqReriezReshenkRevdexRexarRexenoxRho DrunirRho OphiuchiRibeldaliaRibodexRibolRiburnRidaraRidixRigelkenRiglonaRikothRil KorvasRilustraRimandaRimaraRim'taraRim'terRintoxRipoche Black HoleRiporaRisaRi'sarRivalaRivoxRixiaxRixoraRixudexRobetonRobinaRobinson SingularityRoblorRobvedRobvinRoddenRodexRodoxRod'rethRoggRojaRolanRolonRominaRomokRomorRom'vadiRona TanRonvedRoothRorelRoriezRos DaraanRosecRosionRosiulRoss 154Ross 271RosvedRousseauRovanRovebRoverRov'pekRoxiarRoxiesRozeRu DaraanRubenoxRuchbaRuchbahRuidanRuliRuliraRundorisRuneusRura DelvisRura FeraRura GentraRura IlraRura KolstraRura KorisRura MerentheRura MintraRura NoraRura PentheRura TervoxRura VestraRura XoranRuth'vedRuud DaraanRuvedRu'vethRY AntliaeRylaran Alpha and Beta Quadrant icon image.
Alpha Quadrant stars and systems (R) RakalRaknalRamillesRasalhagueRastabanRedanskRegulonRho CapricorniRhota'NevRissaRogRondacRotanevRuchbahRudelliaRymus Alpha Quadrant icon image.
Beta Quadrant stars and systems (R) RamatisRanaRasalasRatorRegulusRegulus AResplerReytanRho MagninRho TucanaeRho VirginisRhysRigel systems: (Beta Orionis: Rigel A, Rigel BCBeta Rigel) • Rigil KentaurusRomiiRomulus system (RomulusRomulus B) • RotarranRoulean Beta Quadrant icon image.
Alpha and Beta Quadrant stars and star systems (A)
AaladAarakAarraAbakirAbalmaAbassaAbdadiAbelAberrizAbessiaAboiraAbraxasAbrenaAbroraAbroxAb'vekAbyss AlphaAccellusAchillonAcibenAdigeonAdonoloAdraAd'rethAdrian's BaneAd'vethAecupusAeonAerieAerimeaAesaAesirAesuriAetisanAexixAfebraAfervaAflorAfritalisAgbarAgiirratAgricoAhadiAhzdarAia'vadiAiligAinAinaroAindiaAin'TokAirolaAitiAjoraAkemoraAkersAkirenAlabasterAlactiAladfarAladsoAlakAlamedusAlannahAlarisAlastorAlatumAlcyoneAlderamAlderaminAldhanAlelaAlephAleraAlexisianAleydaAlfas DucatAlfin-BernardAlfirkAlforAlfrAlgeridaAlgeronAlilaAliothAlkaluropsAlkukAllendonAlmedoAlmeisanAlmekanAlnathAlnitakAlonsoAlorinaAlpha AldissAlpha ArietisAlpha AtaruAlpha BaratisAlpha CorandaAlpha DarwinAlpha DemetriusAlpha EmoriAlpha Epsilon TauriAlpha EquuleiAlpha FeronisAlpha HeliosAlpha HonorusAlpha HydrosAlpha ImvoriAlpha Is'tekAlpha KirikiAlpha KratoniiAlpha LeporisAlpha Min'rothAlpha MaluriaAlpha Marak 272Alpha NarniaAlpha NemvadiAlpha NexusAlpha NimorraAlpha OmicronAlpha OrionisAlpha OrtelinaAlpha ParnaculonAlpha PerseiAlpha QuarramAlpha SarpeidonAlpha ShiroAlpha SigmaAlpha TauAlpha Tel'rethAlpha TenoriAlpha ThetaAlpha TrimoraAlpha VarangisAlpha VegetisAlpha VergorisAlpha XaridianAlphaxAlsafiAltamidAltaneaAltanis IdrilonAltarAlthosAltorAludraAlulaAlvaradiAlvarkaAlyaAlycenAma DaraanAmalAmanaAmborisAmbrose's StarAmebisAmeldaAmi BeraAmmdonAmonAmpokAmpolisAmstarAmvadaAn DaraanAnaxaAnaxarAndraAndrade AbyssAndreaAndrekAndrocusAneldaAneziraAnkaaAnkiAngosiaAnnobonAnrakAnretaAntasAntedeAntiacusAntideAntigoneAntiliosAntipathyAntonehkAntos VeriaAntrosAnzibarAparchaAphir'kethApniraApriliaApyraAquila ScorpiAr DaraanArachnaeAradaArakAralanAraliAraraArb'saArbutusArcadiaArcan-BetaArcanis MajorisArchernarArchibaldArdajiArdanArdanaAretianArgentomeaArgezArgonaArhenniusAriaAriaxAriannaAridanesAridiaArkabArkenArktoArloffArmusArnabArnebArnebiusArnosAroriArovenArrakisArtaleirhArtemisArvadaAsaraAsearaAsellusAshgraveAshiraAsiti AlphaAsiti BetaAskalifex's SorrowAskalonAsmidiskeAsnethAsta DaraanAstamanteAstareaAsteropeAstra BelAstra BoraAstra EndaAstra FaraAstra ImraAstra InaAstra JelraAstra JoraAstra KaldaAstra KolAstra LeraAstra MelvaAstra MentaAstra NorAstra PevraAstra RendraAstra VeldraAstra VinAstra YaraAstra YeraAstridaAtabisAtaliaAtalisAtana DaraanAtarviAtlasAtriaAtriusAtropiraAtryn'aucdetAugustus GammaAumoide PoreAuvaAveryAvanAvekAv'telAX AraeAxelotAxtoxAyelaAyin AlephAylus AlphaAylus BetaAytaAyvrenAzati PrimeAzedisAzentraAzinda the galaxy's Alpha and Beta Quadrant icon image.
Alpha Quadrant stars and systems (A) AaamazzaraAbilakk AlphaAbilakk BetaAchirdActriumAdhilAdia AlphaAdia BetaAegis AquilaAjirAl NathAlam'ak system (Alam'ak) • AlbireoAlcorAldhibainAlferaz (Alferaz AAlferaz B) • AlgolAlkaidAlmachAlmathaAlpha Andromedae (Alpha Andromedae AAlpha Andromedae B) • Alpha AquariiAlpha AquilaeAlpha AurigaeAlpha BoötisAlpha Canum VenaticorumAlpha CamusAlpha Coronae BorealisAlpha CygniAlpha MajorisAlpha OphiuchiAlpha ProximaAlpha TrianguliAlpha Ursae MajorisAlpha ZariaAlpha-1 AndromedaeAlpha-2 AndromedaeAlpheccaAlpheratzAltairAmlethAnchaAndromedaAnkaroAnticaAntosAnzat AlphaAnzat BetaAokiiAquilaArawathArbazanArchariaArcturusArduriaArgayaArgusArtelineAscellaAtairAtikAureliaAvenal the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant icon image.
Beta Quadrant stars and systems (A) AcamarAchernarAcruxAcubensAdaraAdelphousAdhaferaAdharaAelasAgenaAgornuAgurthaAjilonAkaaliAl NairAlchibahAldebaranAlgorabAlhenaAlkesAlnilamAlpha-2 CentauriAlpha CancriAlpha Canis MinorisAlpha Canis Majoris (Alpha Canis Majoris AAlpha Canis Majoris B) • Alpha CarinaeAlpha Centauri (Alpha Centauri AAlpha Centauri BAlpha Centauri C) • Alpha ChamaeleonisAlpha CirciniAlpha Comae BerenicesAlpha CorviAlpha CrucisAlpha CygniAlpha EridaniAlpha GeminorumAlpha GruisAlpha HydriAlpha LeonisAlpha MensaAlpha MonocerotisAlpha OniasAlpha PictorisAlpha PrimeAlpha ScorpiiAlpha VirginisAlpha VolantisAlpha ZetaAlphardAlshemaliAlterfAlungisAmarAmargosaAmiriiAndoriaAngelAntaresArchanisArcherArgeliusArgelius BAridedAviorAxanarAzhaAzraga the galaxy's Beta Quadrant icon image.

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