Rigel V

Rigel V was theinhabitedfifthplanet of theRigelsystem. The planet was located in theBeta Quadrant.

The planet was approximately 5.4 billionsolar years old. (SNW: "Among the Lotus Eaters")

Prior tostardate3842, anexperimental medical trial of a chemicalstimulant was successfully completed onRigelian test subjects on this planet. This stimulant sped up reproduction and replacement ofblood in thebody. (TOS: "Journey to Babel")

While working together ascouriers in3188,Michael Burnham andCleveland Booker had an escapade on Rigel V. In3191, Booker suggested that they take the same approach toFred's abode onQ'mau, though Burnham favored the approach they took onVintar IV. (DIS: "Red Directive")

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Background information[]

This planet's quadrant of origin was inferred based on the position of its star system as seen in thestar chart appearing inStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

The planet's age was inferred from the age of its sister planet, Rigel VII, with the assumption that they formed at about the same time

During theWhale Probe crisis of2286, aStarfleet Command Table Operator reported that they were updating graphics from Rigel V. The line mentioning this location was scripted forStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home but was ultimately unused in thatfilm.[1]

In theStar Trek: Star Charts (pp. 52, 59, "United Federation of Planets I"), Rigel V, also known as Beta Rigel V, was anM-class planet. The planet was a member planet of both the United Rigel Colonies (β) and theUnited Federation of Planets. Rigel IV was admitted, along with the United Rigel Colonies, to the Federation in2202.

The current location of Rigel V in the Beta Quadrant was based on the most recent star charts seen inStar Trek: Strange New Worlds andStar Trek: Section 31.

Apocrypha[]

InThe Worlds of the Federation (p. 36), Rigel V became aFederation member in2184.

The novelTower of Babel depicted Rigel V as the home of the Jelna, theRigelians seen inStar Trek: Enterprise. They were the first species in their system to achieve spaceflight and made contact with their neighbors, the Zami ofRigel IV and theChelons ofRigel III. Together, all three native species as well as extrasolar immigrants formed the system-spanning United Rigel Worlds and Colonies, which were admitted into the Federation in 2164.

External link[]

• Rigel V atMemory Beta, the wiki for licensedStar Trek works