Rigel (disambiguation)
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Rigel can mean:
- RigelRigelRigel is the brightest star in the constellation Orion and the sixth brightest star in the sky, with visual magnitude 0.18...
, a blue supergiant star in the Orion constellation also known as Beta Orionis, distance 773 light-years - Rigil Kentaurus, a Sun-like star in the Centaurus constellation also known as Alpha Centauri A, distance only about 4.37 light-years
- Rigel (genus), the megalyridMegalyridaeMegalyroidea is a small Hymenopteran superfamily that includes a single family, Megalyridae, with 8 genera and at least 45 extant species. Modern megalyrids are found mostly in areas of relict primary tropical forests, and there are very few New World representatives. The most abundant and...
wasp genus from Chile - Rigel (microprocessor)Rigel (microprocessor)Rigel was a microprocessor chip set developed and fabricated by Digital Equipment Corporation that implemented the VAX instruction set architecture . It was introduced on 11 July 1989 with the introduction of the VAX 6000 Model 400, the first system to feature the chip set. Rigel was also used in...
, a VAXVAXVAX was an instruction set architecture developed by Digital Equipment Corporation in the mid-1970s. A 32-bit complex instruction set computer ISA, it was designed to extend or replace DEC's various Programmed Data Processor ISAs...
microprocessorMicroprocessorA microprocessor incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit on a single integrated circuit, or at most a few integrated circuits. It is a multipurpose, programmable device that accepts digital data as input, processes it according to instructions stored in its memory, and...
chip set developed and fabricated by Digital Equipment CorporationDigital Equipment CorporationDigital Equipment Corporation was a major American company in the computer industry and a leading vendor of computer systems, software and peripherals from the 1960s to the 1990s... - Rigel (rocket)Rigel (rocket)Rigel is the name of an Argentinian sounding rocket. The double stage Rigel was launched seven times between 1969 and 1973. The Rigel rocket has a maximum altitude of 310 km, a launch mass of 300 kg, a diameter of 0.228 metres and a length of 6.30 metres....
, an Argentinian sounding rocket - MS Rigel, a Norwegian and German vessel
- Rescue at RigelRescue at RigelRescue at Rigel is a 1980 science fiction computer role-playing game written and published by Automated Simulations , and later branded as part of the Starquest series. The game was released for the Apple II, DOS, as a PC Booter, TRS-80, VIC-20, and Atari 8-bit...
, a computer role-playing game - Henri-Joseph RigelHenri-Joseph RigelHenri-Joseph Rigel was a German-born composer of the Classical era who spent most of his working life in France. He was born in Wertheim am Main where his father was musical intendant to the local prince. After an education in Germany, where his teachers included Jommelli, Rigel moved to Paris in...
, a German-born French composer - Rigel-3, a fictional planet in the Marvel UniverseMarvel UniverseThe Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
, homeland of the Rigellians - Rigel 4, a fictional planet in The SimpsonsThe SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
. - Rigel 9, in the lyrics of the opening theme music to Futurama: Into The Wild Green YonderFuturama: Into the Wild Green YonderFuturama: Into the Wild Green Yonder is the last of a series of four straight-to-DVD Futurama movies. The movie was written by Ken Keeler, based on a story by Keeler and David X. Cohen, and directed by Peter Avanzino. Guest stars include Phil Hendrie, Penn Jillette , Snoop Dogg and Seth...
is also making loose parody to Rigel 4.