Binary star system

A binary star system

Graphic display of a binary star system

Risa's twin suns as seen from the surface

A binary star system was a star system that has two stars at its center. The two stars orbit each other around their common center of gravity, also known as their barycenter. (TNG: "We'll Always Have Paris", "Evolution", "Night Terrors", "Violations"; DS9: "Battle Lines"; ENT: "Canamar"; DIS: "The Vulcan Hello", "Battle at the Binary Stars")

List of binary star systems

• 61 Cygni
• Alastria
• Antares
• Beta Aurigae
• Beta Lyrae
• Beta Penthe
• Foster-D'Angelo
• Groombridge 34
• Izar
• Kabrel
• Kavis Alpha sector binary
• Kazis
• Keloda
• Natori
• Pallas 14
• Procyon
• Risa
• Rigel
• Sirius
• Talos
• Vandor
• An unnamed binary star system visited by Enterprise NX-01 in 2152. (ENT: "The Catwalk")
• An unnamed binary star system containing Tamaal and at least three other planets. (ENT: "Canamar")
• An unnamed binary star system at edge of Federation space, the site of the Battle of the Binary Stars. (DIS: "The Vulcan Hello", "Battle at the Binary Stars")
• An uncharted binary star system with a lone class M planet. (TAS: "Mudd's Passion")
• An unnamed binary star system in Sector 22139 (TNG: "Violations")
• An uncharted binary star system in the Gamma Quadrant which included a penal moon. (DS9: "Battle Lines")
• An unnamed binary star system containing the planet Tyree. (DS9: "Shadows and Symbols")
• An unnamed binary pulsar in the Delta Quadrant. (VOY: "Scientific Method")
• An unnamed binary system containing a blue star and a black hole, visited by the USS Cerritos around 2380. (Star Trek: Lower Decks opening credits)
• An unnamed binary star system in the Qiris sector, containing the planet Vashti. (PIC: "Absolute Candor")

External links

• Star system at Wikipedia
• Multiple star at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• Binary star at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works