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[[File:vulcan_surface-st-01.jpg|350px|thumb|right|[[T'Khut]] and [[Delta Vega (40 Eridani A IIIa)|Delta Vega]], seen from [[Vulcan]]<ref name="ST01"/> | [[File:vulcan_surface-st-01.jpg|350px|thumb|right|[[T'Khut]] and [[Delta Vega (40 Eridani A IIIa)|Delta Vega]], seen from [[Vulcan]]<ref name="ST01"/> | ||
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II:<ref name="STSC"/> [[Vulcan]]<ref name="TOS04"/> ([[Class M planet|Class M]])<ref name="TOS00"/><br/> | II:<ref name="STSC"/> [[Vulcan]]<ref name="TOS04"/> ([[Class M planet|Class M]])<ref name="TOS00"/><br/> | ||
III:<ref name="STSC"/> [[T'Khut]]<ref name="ST01"/> ([[Class G planet|Class G]])<ref name="STSC"/><br /> | III:<ref name="STSC"/> [[T'Khut]]<ref name="ST01"/> ([[Class G planet|Class G]])<ref name="STSC"/><br /> | ||
− | IIIa:<ref name="STSC"/> [[Delta Vega (40 Eridani IIIa)|Delta Vega]]<ref name="ST01"/><ref name="ST11"/> ([[Class M planet|Class M]])<ref name="ST11"/> | + | IIIa:<ref name="STSC"/> [[Delta Vega (40 Eridani A IIIa)|Delta Vega]]<ref name="ST01"/><ref name="ST11"/> ([[Class M planet|Class M]])<ref name="ST11"/> |
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''Orbital Period:'' 248 years<ref name="STSC"/><br/><br/> | ''Orbital Period:'' 248 years<ref name="STSC"/><br/><br/> | ||
''Name:'' Surak<ref name="LUG25102"/> (40 Eridani B)<ref name="STSC"/><br/> | ''Name:'' Surak<ref name="LUG25102"/> (40 Eridani B)<ref name="STSC"/><br/> | ||
− | ''Spectral Class:'' [[Type | + | ''Spectral Class:'' [[Type F star|Type F VII]]<ref name="LUG25102"/><ref name="STSC"/><br/> |
''Absolute Magnitude:'' 11.2<ref name="STSC"/><br/> | ''Absolute Magnitude:'' 11.2<ref name="STSC"/><br/> | ||
''Planets:'' None<ref name="STSC"/><br/><br/> | ''Planets:'' None<ref name="STSC"/><br/><br/> | ||
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− | Located a mere 16.5 [[light year|light years]] from the [[Sol system]],<ref name="ENT79"/><ref name="LUG25102"/> the 40 Eridani system<ref name="SFTM"/><ref name="Decipher7"/><ref name="STSC"/>— also known as the Vulcan system or the Vulcanis system<ref name="LUG25102"/>—is a trinary star system consisting of a [[Type K star|Type K1V orange dwarf]] primary<ref name="LUG25102"/><ref name="STSC"/> and two companion stars: a [[Type | + | Located a mere 16.5 [[light year|light years]] from the [[Sol system]],<ref name="ENT79"/><ref name="LUG25102"/> the 40 Eridani system<ref name="SFTM"/><ref name="Decipher7"/><ref name="STSC"/>— also known as the Vulcan system or the Vulcanis system<ref name="LUG25102"/>—is a trinary star system consisting of a [[Type K star|Type K1V orange dwarf]] primary<ref name="LUG25102"/><ref name="STSC"/> and two companion stars: a [[Type F star|Type F VII white dwarf]] and a [[Type M star|Type M4V red dwarf]].<ref name="LUG25102"/><ref name="STSC"/> The system's location in the [[Vulcan Sector]] (''aka'' [[Sector 005]]) in the [[Beta Quadrant]],<ref name="STSC"/> is strategically important—its position at the heart of [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] space<ref name="STSC"/> made it a tempting target for [[Dominion]] forces during the [[Dominion War]].<ref name="DS9543"/> |
==Primary Star== | ==Primary Star== | ||
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The system's companion stars are 40 Eridani B—known as Surak, for the founder of Vulcan philosophy—a Type D VII white dwarf, and 40 Eridani C—known as Sudoc, who was often considered to be Surak's opposite number—a Type M4V red dwarf. The stars were thus renamed following the [[Time of Awakening]], as the two stars in the Vulcan sky would represent the dual nature of the Vulcan spirit: logic and emotion, respectively. The stars orbit each other at a distance of 400 [[astronomical unit|AUs]] from ''Ko'vel,'' the system primary.<ref name="LUG25102"/> | The system's companion stars are 40 Eridani B—known as Surak, for the founder of Vulcan philosophy—a Type D VII white dwarf, and 40 Eridani C—known as Sudoc, who was often considered to be Surak's opposite number—a Type M4V red dwarf. The stars were thus renamed following the [[Time of Awakening]], as the two stars in the Vulcan sky would represent the dual nature of the Vulcan spirit: logic and emotion, respectively. The stars orbit each other at a distance of 400 [[astronomical unit|AUs]] from ''Ko'vel,'' the system primary.<ref name="LUG25102"/> | ||
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− | <references group="Notes"> | + | |+style="background-color:#000;text-color:#fff;"|<div align="left" style="color:#fff;margin-left:1em;">'''Notes'''</div> |
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<ref name="DeltaVega">Although not explicitly stated to be located within the Vulcan system, the most likely location for the Delta Vega seen in the film ''[[Star Trek (Film)|Star Trek]]'' would be the previously-unnamed moon of [[Vulcan]]'s sister world, [[T'Khut]]. Established to be close enough to loom large in the Vulcan sky in ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Film)|Star Trek: The Motion Picture]],'' this moon is near enough to Vulcan to not only provide the view of that planet's destruction during the [[Battle of Vulcan]] (as witnessed by [[Spock|Spock (Prime)]]), but also for [[Spock (Kelvin)]] to leave [[Kirk, James T. (Kelvin)|Kirk]] without a significant detour. Additionally, the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 (Kelvin)|''Enterprise'']]'s warp drive was damaged in the battle (the ''Enterprise'' warp nacelles collided with the wreckage of the [[U.S.S. Mayflower NCC-1621#Kelvin_Timeline|U.S.S. ''Mayflower'']]'s saucer section, and the bridge viewscreen didn't show the warp distortion until well after Kirk was left at Delta Vega), making it impossible for the ship to have traveled out of the system in the first place.</ref> | <ref name="DeltaVega">Although not explicitly stated to be located within the Vulcan system, the most likely location for the Delta Vega seen in the film ''[[Star Trek (Film)|Star Trek]]'' would be the previously-unnamed moon of [[Vulcan]]'s sister world, [[T'Khut]]. Established to be close enough to loom large in the Vulcan sky in ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Film)|Star Trek: The Motion Picture]],'' this moon is near enough to Vulcan to not only provide the view of that planet's destruction during the [[Battle of Vulcan]] (as witnessed by [[Spock|Spock (Prime)]]), but also for [[Spock (Kelvin)]] to leave [[Kirk, James T. (Kelvin)|Kirk]] without a significant detour. Additionally, the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 (Kelvin)|''Enterprise'']]'s warp drive was damaged in the battle (the ''Enterprise'' warp nacelles collided with the wreckage of the [[U.S.S. Mayflower NCC-1621#Kelvin_Timeline|U.S.S. ''Mayflower'']]'s saucer section, and the bridge viewscreen didn't show the warp distortion until well after Kirk was left at Delta Vega), making it impossible for the ship to have traveled out of the system in the first place.</ref> | ||
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<ref name="TOS00">"[[The Cage (Episode)|The Cage]]." ''[[Star Trek]],'' Episode 0. Television. Unaired.</ref> | <ref name="TOS00">"[[The Cage (Episode)|The Cage]]." ''[[Star Trek]],'' Episode 0. Television. Unaired.</ref> | ||
<ref name="TOS04">"[[The Enemy Within (Episode)|The Enemy Within]]." ''[[Star Trek]],'' Episode 4. Television. 6 October 1966.</ref> | <ref name="TOS04">"[[The Enemy Within (Episode)|The Enemy Within]]." ''[[Star Trek]],'' Episode 4. Television. 6 October 1966.</ref> | ||
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<ref name="ST11">[[Star Trek (Film)|''Star Trek'']]. Film. 8 May 2009.</ref> | <ref name="ST11">[[Star Trek (Film)|''Star Trek'']]. Film. 8 May 2009.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 14:54, 21 July 2018
Located a mere 16.5 light years from the Sol system,[8][4] the 40 Eridani system[9][10][3]— also known as the Vulcan system or the Vulcanis system[4]—is a trinary star system consisting of a Type K1V orange dwarf primary[4][3] and two companion stars: a Type F VII white dwarf and a Type M4V red dwarf.[4][3] The system's location in the Vulcan Sector (aka Sector 005) in the Beta Quadrant,[3] is strategically important—its position at the heart of Federation space[3] made it a tempting target for Dominion forces during the Dominion War.[11]
Primary Star
The system's primary star, 40 Eridani A,[3] is known to the Vulcans as Ko'vel.[4] A Type K1V orange dwarf, Ko'vel is orbited by three planets. The first planet is Class B.[3] The second and third planets—Vulcan (Class M) and T'Khut (Class G)—share an orbit, [1][3] which regularly gave magnificent views of T'Khut and its moon, Delta Vega,[Notes 1] from the Vulcan surface.[1][6]
Companion Stars
The system's companion stars are 40 Eridani B—known as Surak, for the founder of Vulcan philosophy—a Type D VII white dwarf, and 40 Eridani C—known as Sudoc, who was often considered to be Surak's opposite number—a Type M4V red dwarf. The stars were thus renamed following the Time of Awakening, as the two stars in the Vulcan sky would represent the dual nature of the Vulcan spirit: logic and emotion, respectively. The stars orbit each other at a distance of 400 AUs from Ko'vel, the system primary.[4]
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