Sol was a yellow dwarf star. This star was the primary for the Sol system. The location of Sol was depicted on a Federation star chart in 2293. Sol was located near Tau Ceti, Alpha Centauri, Holberg 917G, Memory Alpha, and Sirius. (TOS: "The Cage", Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights")
The Human scientist Galileo Galilei was found guilty by an inquisition because of his teachings that Earth orbited the sun. (DS9: "In the Hands of the Prophets")
In February of 2152, Captain Jonathan Archer pointed Sol out to Keyla in the Risan night sky. (ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights")
In April of 2153 as the Enterprise NX-01 was returning home due to the Xindi attack on Earth, Ensign Travis Mayweather notified Captain Jonathan Archer that Sol could be seen on the ship's viewscreen. (ENT: "The Expanse")
During the mid-23rd century on at least two accounts, the crew of the USS Enterprise used Sol to assist in a method of time travel known as the slingshot effect after they had been sent to the past. (TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday", "Assignment: Earth")
In 2254, Sol was seen on a map depicting the inner Sol system. This map was scanned by the Talosians. (TOS: "The Cage")
Three years later, Sol was seen on a chart depicting the Sol system. This map was scanned by Nomad. (TOS: "The Changeling")
In the year 2286, the crew of "HMS Bounty" used the "slingshot effect" to travel to the year 1986, and once again in that year to return to 2286. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
Appearances
- ENT: "The Expanse"
- TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday" (remastered)
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- DS9: "Past Tense, Part II"
Background
The Explored Galaxy
This chart was first seen, chronologically, in 2293. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country This chart was also seen in several Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes set in the 24th century, from the year 2364 to 2370. These were: TNG: "Conspiracy", "The Measure Of A Man", "The Emissary", "The Mind's Eye", "The Game" and DS9: "In the Hands of the Prophets", "Cardassians".}}
Star Trek: Star Charts
Sol was the example of a G-class star. This star had a spectral class of G2V. Sol had a magnitude of +5. On the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, Sol was named as a main sequence star.
Specifications for Sol:
- Class: G2V
- Diameter: 1,392,000 km
- Age of Solar System: 4.6 billion years
- Surface Temperature: 5,500 °C
- Rotation Period (Equator): 25 days at equator
- Rotation Period (Poles): 35 days at poles
Source: Pages 20, 21, 36, and 38
External links
- Sol at Wikipedia
- Sun at the Internet Stellar Database
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