mNo edit summary |
m (Robot: Automated text replacement (-. +. )) Tag: apiedit |
||
(21 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
⚫ | |||
− | '''Sirius''' was a [[binary star system]] consisting of the stars '''Sirius A''' and '''Sirius B'''. This inhabited [[star system|system]] was located less than 20 [[light year]]s from the [[Sol system]]. |
||
⚫ | |||
− | |||
+ | {{disambiguation|the similarly named location|Sirius Delta}} |
||
− | The [[Sirius Cybernetics Corporation]] originated in this system. ({{TNG|Conspiracy|The Schizoid Man}}, ''display graphic/set decoration''; ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' ''set decorations'') |
||
+ | '''Sirius''' was the name of a [[binary star system]] located less than twenty [[light year]]s distant from [[Sol]]. This inhabited system was home to the stars '''Sirius A''' and '''Sirius B'''. ({{TNG|The Naked Now}} ''[[:File:Spaceflight Chronology starchart 1.jpg|production art]]'') |
||
In the mid-to-late [[21st century]], the [[Treaty of Sirius]] was signed, ending the [[Earth-Kzin Wars|Kzin War]] between [[Earth]] and the [[Kzinti]]. ({{TAS|The Slaver Weapon}}) |
In the mid-to-late [[21st century]], the [[Treaty of Sirius]] was signed, ending the [[Earth-Kzin Wars|Kzin War]] between [[Earth]] and the [[Kzinti]]. ({{TAS|The Slaver Weapon}}) |
||
− | In [[2267]], Sirius was one of the stars [[Lieutenant]] [[Hikaru Sulu|Sulu]] used to calculate the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']]{{'}}s position after it had been displaced |
+ | In [[2267]], Sirius was one of the stars [[Lieutenant]] [[Hikaru Sulu|Sulu]] used to calculate the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']]{{'}}s position after it had been displaced five hundred [[parsec]]s by the [[Metron]]s. ({{TOS|Arena}}) |
− | |||
⚫ | |||
− | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
− | <gallery> |
||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
− | </gallery> |
||
⚫ | In [[2364]], the location of Sirius A and Sirius B was labeled in a star chart of a stellar neighborhood with Sol at the center. This chart was stored in the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) library computer|library computer]]. Later that year, the chart was scanned by [[Outpost 63]]. ({{TNG|The Naked Now}}, ''production art''; {{TNG|The Last Outpost}}) |
||
− | == Background information== |
||
− | The Sirius group was mentioned in [[Gene Roddenberry]]'s original [[Star Trek is...|''Star Trek'' pitch]] in one of the suggested story lines. In the storyline "Kentucky, Kentucky," the Sirius group was home to an [[Earth]] [[Federation colonies|colony]] for fifty years. This colony was attacked by [[viking]]-like savages and reduced to a "frontier" log-fort life. They were regrouped and led by [[Captain]] [[Robert April]] when the [[USS Yorktown (23rd century)|SS ''Yorktown'']] visited the colony. |
||
− | The chart naming stars within |
+ | {{bginfo|The Sirius group was mentioned in [[Gene Roddenberry]]'s original [[Star Trek is...|''Star Trek'' pitch]] in one of the suggested story lines. In the storyline "Kentucky, Kentucky," the Sirius group was home to an [[Earth]] [[Federation colonies|colony]] for fifty years. This colony was attacked by [[Viking]]-like savages and reduced to a "frontier" log-fort life. They were regrouped and led by [[Captain]] [[Robert April]] when the [[USS Yorktown (23rd century)|SS ''Yorktown'']] visited the colony.|The chart naming stars within twenty light years of Sol was originally drawn by [[Rick Sternbach]] for the ''[[Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology]]'' (p. 77) in the late 1970s. This chart showed Earth commercial and exploration routes after the use of [[warp drive]] began. Sirius was a destination on an exploration route.|According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (p. 45) and the ''[[Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library]]'' ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), the Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris) system was located in the [[Beta Quadrant]]. It was a binary star system. The primary and the secondary were [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|A-class star]]s. In the late [[24th century]], it was a Federation system.}} |
+ | == See also == |
||
− | According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pg. 45), Sirius, also known as Alpha Canaris Majoris, was located in or near Federation space, in the [[Beta Quadrant]]. It was a binary star system. Sirius A was an [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|A-class star]] with a [[magnitude]] was +1, which was a hundred times brighter than [[Sol]]. Sirius B was also an A-class star. |
||
+ | * [[Sirius Cybernetics Corporation]] |
||
== External links == |
== External links == |
||
− | * {{ |
+ | * {{mbeta|Sirius}} |
* {{Wikipedia|Sirius}} |
* {{Wikipedia|Sirius}} |
||
* {{ISDb|id=600|name=Sirius}} |
* {{ISDb|id=600|name=Sirius}} |
Revision as of 21:52, 4 April 2016
Sirius was the name of a binary star system located less than twenty light years distant from Sol. This inhabited system was home to the stars Sirius A and Sirius B. (TNG: "The Naked Now" production art)
In the mid-to-late 21st century, the Treaty of Sirius was signed, ending the Kzin War between Earth and the Kzinti. (TAS: "The Slaver Weapon")
In 2267, Sirius was one of the stars Lieutenant Sulu used to calculate the Enterprise's position after it had been displaced five hundred parsecs by the Metrons. (TOS: "Arena")
In the mid-23rd century, Harcourt Fenton Mudd paid a visit to the inhabitants of Sirius IX. (TAS: "Mudd's Passion")
In 2293, the location of Sirius in the Milky Way Galaxy was labeled in the star chart "The Explored Galaxy", which was displayed in Captain James T. Kirk's quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-A. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, okudagram)
In 2364, the location of Sirius A and Sirius B was labeled in a star chart of a stellar neighborhood with Sol at the center. This chart was stored in the USS Enterprise-D library computer. Later that year, the chart was scanned by Outpost 63. (TNG: "The Naked Now", production art; TNG: "The Last Outpost")
See also
External links
- Sirius at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Sirius at Wikipedia
- Sirius at the Internet Stellar Database