Castor, also known as Alpha Geminorum, was a star system in the Alpha Quadrant. It was a sextenary star system consisting of six stars that together formed three binary star systems. The three systems were Alpha Geminorum A (Castor [the official name for Alpha Geminorum Aa] and Alpha Geminorum Ab), Alpha Geminorum B (Alpha Geminorum Ba and Alpha Geminorum Bb), and Alpha Geminorum C (Alpha Geminorum Ca and Alpha Geminorum Cb).
History[]
In 2257, during the first Federation-Klingon War, the Castor system was occupied by the Klingons. (DIS: "The War Without, The War Within")
Stellar cartography[]
The Castor system was visible from Earth in the constellation Gemini. This system was approximately 49 light years from Sol.
In 2256, the system's location was labeled on the star chart "Alpha/Beta Quadrant Overview" in the ready room aboard the USS Discovery. (DIS: "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad")
External links[]
- Castor at Wikipedia
- Castor at the Internet Stellar Database
- Castor at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works