The location of Beta Aurigae in "The Explored Galaxy" star chart
Beta Aurigae was a binary star system located within the Milky Way Galaxy near the vicinity of Camus II and the Benecia Colony.
In 2269, the USS Potemkin was scheduled to rendezvous with the USS Enterprise in the Beta Aurigae to conduct gravitational studies of the system. Before the rendezvous, the Enterprise received a distress call from Camus II causing the mission with the Potemkin to be delayed. (TOS: "Turnabout Intruder")
In 2293, the location of Beta Aurigae in the Milky Way Galaxy was labeled in a star chart that was in Captain James T. Kirk's quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-A. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, okudagram)
Beta Aurigae was mentioned in DC TOS volume 1 #56: "A Small Matter of Faith", where it was mentioned the star was a potent source of Berthold radiation.
According to Star Trek: Star Charts ("United Federation of Planets III") and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), the Beta Aurigae (Menkalinan) system was located in the Alpha Quadrant. It was a binary system with a pair of F-class stars.
External links
- Beta Aurigae at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Beta Aurigae at Wikipedia
- Beta Aurigae at the Internet Stellar Database
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