The Beta Cygni system was a planetary system.
In 2369, according to a starship mission status chart seen in the observation lounge of the USS Enterprise-D, the USS Fearless was assigned a planetary mapping mission in this system. (TNG: "Chain Of Command, Part I", display graphic)
Beta Cygni's binary components are real stars, located in the constellation named Cygnus (the location of Deneb); this system has been called Albireo by astronomers on Earth. The assignment of the Fearless was not mentioned on screen, but rather was seen on a viewscreen chart on an observation lounge computer station.
External links[]
- Beta Cygni at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Beta Cygni at Wikipedia
- Beta Cygni at the Internet Stellar Database