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rigel
/ˈɹaɪdʒəl/
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What does rigel mean?
proper noun
- A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.
- 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.