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  rigel
Though Rigel is Orion's Beta star, it appears to us somewhat brighter than the Alpha star, Betelgeuse, perhaps suggesting that Betelgeuse was somewhat brighter in times past.
Rigel is accompanied by a fairly bright, seventh magnitude companion nine seconds of arc away.
Rigel is a part of a large association whose stars are related by birth.
www.astro.uiuc.edu /~kaler/sow/rigel.html   (328 words)

  
  Rigel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rigel (pronounced /'raɪ.ʤəl/) (β Orionis) is the brightest star in the constellation Orion and the seventh brightest star in the sky, with visual magnitude 0.12.
Rigel B is a 6th magnitude star in a 28-au binary with Rigel C at about 2000 au from Rigel A. It has a mass of 2.5 suns.
Rigel C is a 6th magnitude star in a 28-au binary with Rigel B at about 2000 au from Rigel A. It has a mass of 1.9 suns.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rigel   (767 words)

  
 Rigel
Rigel A is a hot, blue B8Ia supergiant having perhaps 40,000 times the luminosity of the sun and 60 times the sun's diameter.
Rigel B is itself in fact a close binary star with Rigel C. Each of these two stars is of Visual Magnitude 7.6 with a separation of 0.12 arc seconds, corresponding to a separation of 28 AU.
Rigel B and C are thought to be two similar stars of spectral type B revolving in an elliptical orbit of low eccentricity.
domeofthesky.com /clicks/rigel.html   (174 words)

  
 Rigel.
Rigel is said to be the part of Orion that was stung by the Scorpion.
In the Norse astronomy Rigel marked one of the great toes of Orwandil, the other toe having been broken off by the god Thor when frost-bitten, and thrown to the northern sky, where it became the little Alcor of the Greater Bear.
If Rigel is conjunct with the Sun, Moon, MC or Ascendant, quick rise in life is promised on account of a strong, inherent will power, love of action, and a lucky hand in enterprise.
www.winshop.com.au /annew/Rigel.html   (956 words)

  
 investors & media: Rigel Pharmaceuticals: FAQs
Rigel was incorporated in Delaware in June 1996.
Rigel currently intends to retain any future earnings to fund the development and expansion of its business, and therefore does not anticipate paying any cash dividends on its common stock in the foreseeable future.
Rigel had approximately 31.0 million common shares outstanding as of June 30, 2007.
ir.rigel.com /phoenix.zhtml?c=120936&p=irol-faq   (394 words)

  
 Baby Name Rigel - Origin and Meaning of Rigel
It is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is "foot." In the Orion constellation, Rigel is the blue star of the first magnitude that marks the hunter's left foot.
Rigel is a rare male first name as it was not ranked for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.
Rigel is a common surname, ranking 29761 out of 88799 for people of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.
www.thinkbabynames.com /meaning/1/Rigel   (125 words)

  
 Rigel
Rigel luthiers devote great skill and care to the voicing of each instrument, producing fabulous instruments that are exceptionally consistent in tone and feel.
Constructed of the high-grade maple and spruce Rigel is known for and with the identical rim construction utilized in all of Rigel's instruments, The Jethro marks a leap forward in mandolin design and construction.
THE A SERIES The Rigel A-Plus is a loving nod to the classic A-style mandolin translated through the wizardry of Pete Langdell and his talented team of luthiers into a sleek and beautiful powerhouse of a mandolin.
www.mandoweb.com /Rigel.htm   (730 words)

  
 Rigel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Rigel Beta Orionis is the seventh brightest star in the sky at magnitude 0.18.
Rigel is a Ia supergiant and shines with approximately 40 000 the brightness of the sun.
Rigel is believed to be a triple The main star is orbited by two companions Rigel B and C which orbit another closely at 28 AU and in turn orbit around Rigel a unit at a distance of about AU.
www.freeglossary.com /Rigel   (503 words)

  
 Rigel Announces Issuance of HCV and Inflammation Patents
About Rigel (http://www.rigel.com) Rigel's mission is to become a source of novel, small-molecule drugs to meet large, unmet medical needs.
Rigel has identified three lead product development programs: mast cell inhibition to treat immunologic diseases such as asthma/allergy and autoimmune disorders, antiviral agents to treat hepatitis C, and ligases, a new class of cancer drug targets.
Rigel has begun clinical testing of its first two product candidates, R112 for allergic rhinitis and R803 for hepatitis C, and plans to begin clinical trials of two additional drug candidates, for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and asthma, by the end of 2004.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-06-2004/0002083691&EDATE=   (671 words)

  
 Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Rigel Pharmaceuticals is a drug discovery company that uses combinatorial biology to quickly identify novel drug targets that can be used to develop orally administered small molecule drugs.
Rigel currently has several target discovery collaborations with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and in the future, intends to retain the rights to the majority of its products to a later stage of development before seeking commercialization partners.
Rigel, located in South San Francisco, California, is traded on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol RIGL and currently has approximately 140 employees.
www.acor.org /drugs/pipeline/companies/2625.profile   (207 words)

  
 Rigel to Receive $5 Million Milestone Payment from Serono for R763
Rigel has achieved milestones for total payments of $30 million from Serono to date, including $10 million in initial payments, $15 million in equity participation and this $5 million milestone payment for the IND. Aurora Kinase and Cancer The over-expression of Aurora kinase can cause cells to rapidly develop an abnormal number of chromosomes.
Rigel's lead oncology drug candidate, R763, is a highly potent inhibitor of Aurora kinase, which has been shown to potently inhibit proliferation and trigger apoptosis in several tumor cell lines including cervix, colon, lung, pancreas and prostate.
About Rigel (http://www.rigel.com) Rigel is a clinical-stage drug development company that discovers and develops novel, small-molecule drugs for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, cancer and viral diseases.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-26-2006/0004268182&EDATE=   (688 words)

  
 Rigel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Rigel, which comes from a corruption of the Arabic word for "the left leg of the giant" is a supergiant star.
Rigel, because of its high temperature, is white and is only a bit dimmer than the
Probably Rigel and these other stars formed out of the molecular clouds astronomers have found in Orion.
www.gb.nrao.edu /~rmaddale/Education/OrionTourCenter/rigel.html   (108 words)

  
 Science Line - Night Patrol - Constellations - Orion - Rigel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Rigel is truly an extraordinary star which contrasts strongly with Betelgeuse.
Although 65 times the size of the sun, it is nowhere near as large as Betelgeuse although it is far denser and hotter.
Rigel is actually a triple star system with Rigel B, a smaller blue companion which orbits Rigel, and Rigel C which orbits Rigel B. The distance between Rigel and Rigel B is about 23 light days, while Rigel B and C are extremely close companions separated by about the diameter of our solar system.
www.sciencenet.org.uk /astron/const/orion/Rigel.html   (264 words)

  
 Rigel - Memory Alpha
Rigel (or Beta Orionis), is a blue supergiant star (spectral class B8Ia) and the primary of the Rigel system, located about 770 light years from Sol.
Rigel was mentioned as a small note on a very large star chart graphic created for TNG: "Conspiracy." It was the image behind the chair in the room where Dexter Remmick was killed.
In TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise," Rigel was also listed, in an alternate timeline, on a tactical situation monitor showing progress of the Klingons in their war with the Federation.
memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/Rigel   (299 words)

  
 Robot: Rigel
The robot that I have build for the purpose of winning, is called “Rigel” after the company that has made both the C-compiler and the main board on my robot.
It uses a tacho encoder i to regulate the speed of the motor.
This way the speed of “Rigel” is the same regardless of going straight or down the ramp.
www.seattlerobotics.org /encoder/200104/benny.html   (566 words)

  
 Rigel. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
A huge, blue supergiant of spectral class B8 Ia, Rigel has an intrinsic brightness about 40,000 times as luminous as that of the sun.
It is an irregular variable star, with apparent magnitude ranging from 0.08 to 0.20, making it normally the seventh-brightest star in the sky.
Rigel is actually a four-star system consisting of a visual binary star, each component of which is itself a spectroscopic binary.
www.bartleby.com /65/ri/Rigel.html   (161 words)

  
 Rigel Family Crest
The name Rigel comes from when the family lived in a settlement called Wrigley, which experts theorize was in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
The surname Rigel belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
In the Rigel coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement.
www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp.fc/qx/rigel-family-crest.htm?a=54323-224   (634 words)

  
 The History of The USS Rigel I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The first Rigel was built in 1918 as Edgecombe by the Skinner and Eddy Corp., Seattle, Wash., for the U.S. Shipping Board, transferred to the Navy by Executive Order, 29 October 1921; delivered 16 November 1921, converted to a destroyer tender; and commissioned as Rigel (AD-13), 24 February 1922, Lt.- E. Ameek in command.
Rigel arrived at Sydney 1 May, moved on to Brisbane on the 15th and until 14 June helped take the pressure off repair facilities there.
On the 30th, the force landed troovs on Woodlark and l;firiwina and the eneirelemenli of Rabaul from the south was initiated.
www.navyhistory.com /AD/rigelI.html   (696 words)

  
 Bryan's Robotics Journal - The Rigel Platform: Part 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
My first pass at this design is a robot named Rigel and features 4WD skid steer, a tilt camera, and wireless control from a PDA.
Rigel is powerful for such a small package and will provide a great deal of flexibility when designing the software.
Most of the bases that fit the small and inexpensive categories are actually toy hacks and require too much labor to be considered easy to use.
robotics.fullthrottle.com /Articles/TheRigelPlatformPart1.html   (1592 words)

  
 Company Seven | Rigel Systems QuikFinder Sight
The Rigel QuikFinder is a compact, lightweight night time or low light reflex sight that is engineered for use on large binoculars, and compact or large telescopes.
Rigel's first foray into the reflex sight product line (No. 1 in the illustration above) was a product about the size of a pack of cigarettes, of aluminum construction, with a comparatively narrow field of view.
Scotopic Vision: The human eye responds to low light levels by dilating (opening) the Iris; this diaphragm dilates to permit a greater area of light and color sensitive cones and rods in the Fovea (at the rear) of the eye to become stimulated.
www.company7.com /rigel/products/qwikfinder.html   (1514 words)

  
 French Bronze Sculpture by Michel Rigel
The French bronze sculpture Francais Michel Rigel was born near Bordeaux in 1950.
Michel Rigel is also specialised in both male and female nudes, which are produced by CHAPPON in Paris’ 20th.
Rigel is well referenced in the art cataloges of the world:ADEC, Drouot Cotation and the Akoun.
www.rigel-sculpture.com /en/home-bronze-sculpture.html   (268 words)

  
 Reads51, Free 8051 IDE with C Compiler, Assembler, and Chip Simulator
All of Reads51 features are designed and used with Rigel's line of 8051 boards and books.
The source code of the user-accessible systems calls, as well as all examples on the distribution disk may be used or incorporated into applications by the registered buyer without any royalties, fees, or limitations.
RIGEL Corporation is not responsible for the suitability or correctness of the example software.
www.rigelcorp.com /reads51.htm   (423 words)

  
 Rigel
Rigel (never known as RVAX) was DEC's third generation VAX microprocessor.
Rigel shipped in mid-1989 in both the low-end VAX 4000 systems (the MicroVAX name was dropped) and the mid-range VAX 6400 multiprocessors.
The Rigel management team, who were all new to their positions, accepted the challenge and developed a quantitative analysis methodology for measuring progress in schematic design, circuit design, and layout.
simh.trailing-edge.com /semi/rigel.html   (1232 words)

  
 Michel Rigel : sculptures en bronze, resine, pierre, bronzes animaliers et les sculpture nus masculins et feminins
Michel Rigel : sculptures en bronze, resine, pierre, bronzes animaliers et les sculpture nus masculins et feminins
Michel Rigel : sculptures en bronze : sculptures en resine : sculptures en pierre taille directe :sculptures en terre :Bronzes animaliers et les sculptures : Nus masculins et feminins.
Rigel est repertoirie dans les principaux catalogues d'art et sculpture: ADEC, Drouot Cotation, Akoun, Benezit, il est aussi classe dans le Musee de la Bibliotheque Nationale Francaise.
www.rigel-sculpture.com   (379 words)

  
 33 Doubles Observing Projects: Beta Orionis (Rigel)
I have spotted Rigel B with as little as 100x by using a hexagon-shaped objective mask (per the suggestion in the Webb Society's handbook on Double Stars).
Rigel B is also a spectroscopic binary (discovered in 1937).
Rigel C (which I have never glimpsed) is a star 1.9 times as massive as the Sun, 50% larger, 50 times brighter, and of spectral class B9V.
www.carbonar.es /s33/Orion/beta_orionis.html   (1987 words)

  
 Rigel Sales
Rigel has been making some killer oval-hole instruments lately, and this one has a booming bottom end as well as bell-like clarity in the mids and highs, along with exquisite tone, tremendous responsiveness, and remarkable looks.
Inspired by the rare whiteface Gibson A3s of yore, this oval-hole, "refrigerator finish" Rigel is the coolest thing since sliced bread—and it might even match your breadbox (not to mention your icebox).
Rigel's patented construction, including a solid, beveled one-piece rim and custom bracing system (a hybrid of tone bars and X-bracing).
www.emando.com /rigelsales.htm   (636 words)

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