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rigel

/ˈɹaɪdʒəl/

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What does rigel mean?

proper noun

  1. A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.
  2. A surname from German.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɹaɪdʒəl/

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It was by taking the mean of a great number of valuations, that I saw the relative intensity of the light of the great stars decrease in the following manner: Sirius, Canopus, a Centauri, Acherner, b Centauri, Fomalhaut, Rigel, Procyon, Betelgueuse, e of the Great Dog, d of the Great Dog, a of the Crane, a of the Peacock.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322