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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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