The A-type star was a class of main sequence stars characterized by their blue-white color and with surface temperatures ranging from 7,500 to 10,000 ° Kelvin. On United Earth and United Federation of Planets star charts, stars belonging to this class were identified by a light blue circular symbol. Sirius A was an example of an A-type star. (ENT: "Cold Front"; PIC: "Disengage")
United Earth star chart (2154)
UFP star chart (2401)
List of named A-type stars[]
- Alpha Eridani B (Achernar)
- Alpha Ursae Majoris B (Alpha Majoris)
- Altair (Alpha Aquilae) (Altair)
- Aspidiske (Iota Carinae) (Iota Carinae)
- Asellus Secundus (Iota Boötis A) (Iota Boötis)
- Beta Pictoris (Beta Pictoris)
- Canopus (Alpha Carinae)
- Cestus (Cestus)
- Cor Caroli (Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum) (Cor Caroli)
- Delta Sculptoris A (Delta Sculptoris)
- Deneb (Alpha Cygni)
- Epsilon Serpentis (Epsilon Serpentis)
- Fomalhaut (Fomalhaut A) (Fomalhaut)
- Gamma Trianguli (Gamma Trianguli)
- Heze (Zeta Virginis A) (Heze)
- Kulou (Iota Centauri) (Iota Centauri)
- Merak (Beta Ursae Majoris) (Merak)
- Mizar (Zeta Ursae Majoris Aa) (Mizar)
- Omega Fornacis B (Tiburon)
- Sirius (Sirius A) (Alpha Canis Majoris)
- Vega (Alpha Lyrae)
- Zeta Boötis A (Neural)
- Zeta Boötis B (Neural)
- Zeta Ursae Majoris Ab (Mizar)
- Zeta Ursae Majoris Ba (Mizar)
- Zeta Ursae Majoris Bb (Mizar)
External links[]
- A class star at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- A-type main-sequence star at Wikipedia