40 Eridani system
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T'Khut and Delta Vega, seen from Vulcan[1]
| System Type: | Trinary[2] |
| Location: | Beta Quadrant[2] |
| Affiliation: | United Federation of Planets[3] |
| Planets/Moons: | 40 Eridani A (K Type)[2] I (Class B)[2] II: Vulcan[4][2] (Class M)[3] III: T'Khut[1][2] (Class G)[2] a: Delta Vega[1][5] (Class M)[5][Notes 1] 40 Eridani B (A Type)[2] 40 Eridani C (M Type)[2] |
A trinary star system,[2] 40 Eridani (also known as the Vulcan system) was located less than 16.5 light years from the Sol system.[2][6]
Notes
- ↑ 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 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, 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 (Prime)), but also for Spock (ST11) to leave Kirk (ST11) without a significant detour. Additionally, the Enterprise's warp drive was damaged in the battle, making it impossible for the ship to have traveled out of the system in the first place.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Film. 7 December 1979.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 "Star Trek: Star Charts." Star Trek. Book. Pocket Books. October 2002.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Cage." Star Trek, Episode 0. Television. Unaired.
- ↑ "The Enemy Within." Star Trek, Episode 4. Television. 6 October 1966.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Trek. Film. 8 May 2009.
- ↑ "Home." Star Trek: Enterprise, episode 79. Television. 22 October 2004.
