
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")
Multiple star systems |
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Binary • Trinary • Quaternary • Septenary • Octonary |
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
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