noun
brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun
• Syn: ↑Alpha Centauri, ↑Rigil Kent
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑binary star, ↑binary, ↑double star
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Rigil /rīˈgəl, -jəl or rijˈil/
noun
A first-magnitude double star in the foot of the Centaur, usu known as Alpha Centauri
ORIGIN: Cf ↑Rigel
Useful english dictionary. 2012.