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| − | '''Proxima Centauri''' (or '''Alpha Centauri C''') was a [[star]] in the [[Alpha Centauri]] [[star system|system]] located less than 20 [[light year]]s from [[Sol]]. This inhabited system was of the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. There was at least one planet that orbited Proxima Centauri. ({{film|6}}, ''production art''; {{TNG|The Naked Now}}, {{ENT|Borderland}}) |
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| + | '''Proxima Centauri''', also known as '''Alpha Centauri C''', was a [[star]] in the [[Alpha Centauri]] [[trinary star system|trinary]] [[star system|system]]. It was the closest star to [[Sol]], located just over four [[light year]]s away. ({{TNG|The Naked Now|The Last Outpost}}, ''production art'') |
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| + | In [[2364]], the location of Proxima Centauri was labeled in a star chart of a stellar neighborhood with Sol at the center. This chart was stored in the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) library computer|library computer]]. Later that year, the chart was scanned by [[Outpost 63]]. ({{TNG|The Naked Now|The Last Outpost}}, ''production art'') |
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| − | In early [[2154]], [[Earth]]'s [[Proxima colony]] reported [[Klingon]] [[warship]] in its vicinity. [[Admiral]] [[Maxwell Forrest]] believed that the Klingons were conducting reconnaissance scans for a future strike. ({{ENT|Borderland}}) |
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| + | As of [[2365]], there was a [[Proxima Centauri Interplanetary Bowling League]]. ({{TNG|The Schizoid Man}}, ''set artwork'') |
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| − | Later that year, a [[Rigelian]] [[freighter]] departed [[Earth]] two hours after [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]] was abducted. According to a filed flight plan, the freighter's destination was Proxima colony. However, the trajectory of this freighter wouldn't take it anywhere near the colony. Upon coming to this conclusion, Captain Archer cancelled [[shore leave]]. Soon afterwards, his ship, the {{EnterpriseNX|name}}, was in pursuit of the freighter. ({{ENT|Affliction}}) |
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| + | ==Appendices== |
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| + | ===See also=== |
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| + | * [[Proxima colony]] |
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| + | * [[Proxima Maintenance Yards]] |
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| + | * {{USS|Proxima}} |
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| − | The location of Proxima Centauri was seen in a [[viewscreen]] chart displayed by the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) library computer|USS ''Enterprise-D'' library computer]]. ({{TNG|The Naked Now|Conspiracy}}) |
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| + | The {{ste|4|2|187}} classified Proxima Centauri as a [[red dwarf]]. |
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| ⚫ | Apparently in an early draft of {{TOS|Wolf in the Fold}}, a Human colony established before [[2156]] was referenced as Alpha Proxima II, possibly intended as a planet in this system. The name was later replaced as [[Alpha Eridani II]] in the final episode. The Alpha Proxima II name however survived in such reference sources as ''[[Star Trek Maps]]'', ''[[Star Trek Concordance]]'', {{st.com|alpha-proxima-ii|the entry on StarTrek.com}}, and {{ste|3|8}}. |
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| − | In the [[24th century]], Proxima Centauri was home to [[Starfleet]]'s [[Proxima Maintenance Yards]]. Under the command of [[Admiral]] [[Drazman]] in [[2371]], [[Commander]] [[Benjamin Sisko]], [[Doctor]] [[Julian Bashir]] and [[Lieutenant|Lt]]. [[Jadzia Dax]] planned to visit the Yards in that year. ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part I}}). The Proxima colony was, also, home to the [[Proxima Centauri Interplanetary Bowling League]]. ({{TNG|The Schizoid Man}}) |
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| ⚫ | The chart naming stars within twenty light years of Sol was drawn by [[Rick Sternbach]] for the ''[[Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology]]'' (p. 77) in the late 1970s. This chart showed Earth commercial and exploration routes after the use of [[warp drive]] began. There were no commercial or exploration routes to Alpha Centauri C. |
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| − | The [[Federation]] [[starship]] {{USS|Proxima}} was named for this system. |
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| + | According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pp. 19, 45, & 56) and the ''[[Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library]]''' ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), the Proxima Centauri system, consisting of Alpha Centauri C (an [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|M-class star]]), was located in the Alpha Centauri [[sector]] (Sector 002), a region of [[space]] in the [[Beta Quadrant]]. In [[2120]], [[Zefram Cochrane]] departed from the Alpha Centauri system on his final voyage. In the 22nd century, this system was a destination on the Earth trade routes and traded with Earth and {{dis|Vulcan|planet}}. |
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| + | According to ''[[Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library]]'' ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), Proxima (Alpha Centauri IV, Velestus) was an inhabited planet in this system. This planet had two moons, named Nykos and Tharon. The Proxima colony was founded on this planet in [[2085]]. In 2161, this planet was a founding member of the UFP. In the late 24th century, the capitals of this world were Cochrane and Tarola'n. The primary species of this planet was Human, with a population of 380 million. |
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| + | In a real-world corollary to ''Star Trek''{{'}}s depictions, the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting Proxima Centauri, named {{w|Proxima Centauri b}} (lower case letters were used by Earth cosmologists in the early 21st century for planets orbiting a star) was announced in August 2016, by the European Southern Observatory from one of their South American observatories, by a team led by Guillem Anglada-Escudé. {{el|bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2016/08/earth_s_twin_beckons_scientists_say_planet_proves_it_s_a_star_trek}} |
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| − | File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|The location of Alpha Centauri in "The Explored Galaxy" star chart |
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| ⚫ | Apparently in an early draft of {{TOS|Wolf in the Fold}}, a Human colony established before [[2156]] was referenced as Alpha Proxima II, possibly intended as a planet in this system. The name was later replaced as [[Alpha Eridani II]] in the final episode. The Alpha Proxima II name however survived in such reference sources as ''[[Star Trek Maps]]'', ''[[Star Trek Concordance]]'' |
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| − | The location of Alpha Centauri (misspelled as "Alpha Centuri") identified in the "The Explored Galaxy" star chart placed it between the [[Tholian Assembly]] and [[Romulus]]. Both were identified in {{DS9|Call to Arms}} as being located in the Alpha Quadrant. |
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| − | According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pg. 19, 36), the Proxima Centauri system was located in [[Sector 002]] also known as the Alpha Centauri [[sector]]. Proxima Centauri was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|M class star]]. |
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Revision as of 18:48, 19 November 2019
The location of Alpha Centauri C on a star chart
Proxima Centauri, also known as Alpha Centauri C, was a star in the Alpha Centauri trinary system. It was the closest star to Sol, located just over four light years away. (TNG: "The Naked Now", "The Last Outpost", production art)
In 2364, the location of Proxima Centauri was labeled in a star chart of a stellar neighborhood with Sol at the center. This chart was stored in the USS Enterprise-D library computer. Later that year, the chart was scanned by Outpost 63. (TNG: "The Naked Now", "The Last Outpost", production art)
As of 2365, there was a Proxima Centauri Interplanetary Bowling League. (TNG: "The Schizoid Man", set artwork)
Appendices
See also
Background information
The Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 2, p. 187) classified Proxima Centauri as a red dwarf.
Apparently in an early draft of TOS: "Wolf in the Fold", a Human colony established before 2156 was referenced as Alpha Proxima II, possibly intended as a planet in this system. The name was later replaced as Alpha Eridani II in the final episode. The Alpha Proxima II name however survived in such reference sources as Star Trek Maps, Star Trek Concordance, the entry on StarTrek.com, and Star Trek Encyclopedia (3rd ed., p. 8).
The chart naming stars within twenty light years of Sol was drawn by Rick Sternbach for the Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology (p. 77) in the late 1970s. This chart showed Earth commercial and exploration routes after the use of warp drive began. There were no commercial or exploration routes to Alpha Centauri C.
According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pp. 19, 45, & 56) and the Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library' ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), the Proxima Centauri system, consisting of Alpha Centauri C (an M-class star), was located in the Alpha Centauri sector (Sector 002), a region of space in the Beta Quadrant. In 2120, Zefram Cochrane departed from the Alpha Centauri system on his final voyage. In the 22nd century, this system was a destination on the Earth trade routes and traded with Earth and Vulcan.
According to Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), Proxima (Alpha Centauri IV, Velestus) was an inhabited planet in this system. This planet had two moons, named Nykos and Tharon. The Proxima colony was founded on this planet in 2085. In 2161, this planet was a founding member of the UFP. In the late 24th century, the capitals of this world were Cochrane and Tarola'n. The primary species of this planet was Human, with a population of 380 million.
In a real-world corollary to Star Trek's depictions, the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting Proxima Centauri, named Proxima Centauri b (lower case letters were used by Earth cosmologists in the early 21st century for planets orbiting a star) was announced in August 2016, by the European Southern Observatory from one of their South American observatories, by a team led by Guillem Anglada-Escudé. [1]
External links
- Proxima Centauri at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Proxima Centauri at Wikipedia
- Proxima Centauri at the Internet Stellar Database
- Proxima Centauri at ExtraSolar.net
- PlanetQuest at NASA.gov