Unnamed Alpha and Beta Quadrant stars

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The following is a list of unnamed Alpha and Beta Quadrant stars.

Altamid star

Altamid and a nearby star

The planet Altamid orbited a nearby star. (Star Trek Beyond)

Argolis Cluster star

A star in the Argolis Cluster

In 2368, the USS Enterprise-D hid in the chromosphere of this star. (TNG: "I Borg")

Arkonian planet sun

An unnamed planet claimed by the Arkonians had a nearby sun, which caused issues for an Arkonian and Human that were stranded on a moon of the planet in 2151. (ENT: "Dawn")

Badlands star

A star in the Badlands

This star in the Badlands was orbited by a gas giant that itself was orbited by at least one moon. (DS9: "Heart of Stone")

Beta XII-A sun

Beta XII-A's sun

This star was the primary of the planet Beta XII-A in the Beta Leonis Minoris system of the Alpha Quadrant. (TOS: "Day of the Dove")

This sun's quadrant of origin is inferred based on the position of its star system as seen in the star chart appearing in the Star Trek: Discovery episode "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad".

Beta Magellan system primary

Beta Magellan

Beta Magellan was a star in the Beta Magellan system. A companion star in this system went supernova in 2364. The supernova occurred earlier than the nearby Bynars anticipated, and the resulting electromagnetic effects disabled their planetary computer on Bynaus. (TNG: "11001001")

Binary stars

Two stars

These two stars of a binary star system caused only four nights in a month on an orbiting planet. (ENT: "The Catwalk")

Boreth primary

Boreth's primary shines over Boreth, as a Section 31 ship approaches

This star was the primary of the planet Boreth. In the 9th century, according to The Story of the Promise, Kahless pointed to this star and informed his followers that they could find him there after he returned from Sto-vo-kor. In the centuries that followed, the Klingons established a monastery on Boreth, awaiting for his return. (TNG: "Rightful Heir")

In 2257, the Section 31 ship NCIA-93 emerged from the glow of Boreth's primary as it approached Boreth, to covertly drop off the child of L'Rell and Voq. (DIS: "Point of Light")

Borg renegade star

The star of Lore's Borg planet

In 2370, the USS Enterprise-D lured a rogue Borg ship into this star's corona and destroyed it with a solar flare. (TNG: "Descent, Part II")

Braslota system primary

Map of Braslota system

This star was the primary of the Braslota system. (TNG: "Peak Performance")

According to StarTrek.com, the star was named Braslota.

Bringloid system primary

Bringloid

The Bringloid system primary was the primary of the Bringloid system, in the Ficus sector.

The star entered a period of severe flare activity in 2365, which forced the Bringloid V colony to be moved to the Mariposa colony. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder")

According to StarTrek.com, this star was named Bringloid. It was described as a yellow star.

Cardassian nebula sun

A star in the nebula

A nebula in Cardassian space contained this single star. (DS9: "Defiant")

Class L planet's sun

An Class L planet where Odo and Quark crash-landed in 2373 had a sun that was described by Quark as not much of a sun. Despite this, it shone light on the planet. (DS9: "The Ascent")

CME star

In 3189, this star experienced a coronal mass ejection (CME) event. The CME hit the nearby USS Tikhov, resulting in the death of the ship's crew. (DIS: "Die Trying")

Colony planet sun

This star was the primary of the planet known as "The Colony". (DIS: "Far From Home")

Data's dream star

This star was seen in a dream experienced by Data in 2369. (TNG: "Birthright, Part I")

Delta Theta III star

This star was the primary of an inhabited planetary system. One of its planets was Delta Theta III.

In 2270, one of the problems solved by the contact team from the USS Enterprise was how the lifeforms on Delta Theta III were geologically younger, given the age of the star. (TAS: "Bem")

This star was only mentioned in dialogue.

Deinonychus VII sun

Sun and moon of Deinonychus VII

This star was orbited by Deinonychus VII. (TNG: "A Fistful of Datas")

Dyson sphere star

A star inside a Dyson sphere

This G-type star was located at the center of a Dyson sphere discovered by the USS Enterprise-D in 2369. (TNG: "Relics")

Epsilon Mynos system sun

This sun was the primary of the Epsilon Mynos system. (TNG: "When The Bough Breaks")

This sun was only mentioned in dialogue.

Exo III sun

As of the 23rd century, the sun of the star system including Exo III had been fading for half a million years. As it did, the inhabitants moved underground. (TOS: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?")

The sun might conceivably be named on a fact sheet on the planet that appeared in the episode but was unreadable on screen. The word "orbit" can be deciphered on the graphic.

Fornax Disaster sun

Fornax Disaster sun

In a holoprogram created by Barash, this sun going nova was the event which brought about the Fornax Disaster. In 2383, Jean-Luc Riker asked his father, William T. Riker, for the stardate on which the sun went nova. (TNG: "Future Imperfect")

Galar system star

This sun was the primary of the Galar system. (LD: "Second Contact")

Gamma 7A sun

This fourth magnitude sun was the primary of the Gamma 7A system, in Sector 39J. In 2268, this star was destroyed by a space amoeba. (TOS: "The Immunity Syndrome")

This star was only mentioned in dialogue.

Gamma Arigulon star

This star in the Gamma Arigulon system was, in 2367, thought to be the source of radiation anomalies detected by the starship LaSalle. The USS Enterprise-D later scanned the star. The sensors did not detect any anomalies in the star's radiant energy. (TNG: "Reunion")

This star was only mentioned in dialogue.

Gamma Canaris N sun

This Alpha Quadrant star was orbited by an asteroid belt that contained the planetoid Gamma Canaris N.

In 2267, one of the sensations the Companion wished to experience after her merging with Nancy Hedford was the warmth of this star on her face. (TOS: "Metamorphosis")

This star's quadrant of origin is inferred based on the position of the planetoid as seen in the star chart appearing in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

Gamma Trianguli VI sun

This sun was the primary of Gamma Trianguli VI. It was located in the Gamma Trianguli sector of the Alpha Quadrant.

Gamma Trianguli VI, the homeworld of the Vaalians, had an atmosphere which was regulated by the super computer Vaal. Under Vaal's governance, the atmosphere filtered out any harmful effects from this star. The Vaalians believed that Vaal caused the sun to shine. (TOS: "The Apple")

This sun was only mentioned in dialogue.

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 37, "United Federation of Planets III") and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), the primary of the Gamma Trianguli system was an A-class star.

Genesis Planet sun

The Genesis Planet's sun

This sun was orbited by the ill-fated Genesis Planet. It was located in the Mutara sector of the Beta Quadrant. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)

This star's quadrant of origin is inferred based on the position of Spock's last known position in the Mutara sector (DIS: "Light and Shadows") as seen in the star chart appearing in the Star Trek: Discovery episode "An Obol for Charon".

Ghulion system sun

Coppelius and its moons orbiting the star

This star in the Ghulion system had at least four planets, the fourth of which was Coppelius. (PIC: "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1")

Hima sun

This sun was the primary of Hima. (DIS: "That Hope Is You, Part 1")

K'Tuevon Prime's sun

This sun was the primary of K'Tuevon Prime. (LD: "Veritas")

Kataan star system primary

The primary of the inhabited Kataan star system went nova approximately a thousand years before the 2360s. This event was heralded by droughts on an inhabited planet in the system, Kataan. (TNG: "The Inner Light")

Kavis Alpha sector binary

Kavis Alpha sector binary

This unnamed binary star system in the Kavis Alpha sector consisted of a red giant and a neutron star. Every 196 years, there was a stellar explosion in this system, when the smaller neutron star shedded the accumulated matter it had sucked up from the larger star over the intervening years.

In 2366, this system was the subject of an astrophysical research by Doctor Paul Stubbs. (TNG: "Evolution")

Klingon star

A star in Klingon space

In 2368 during the Klingon Civil War, Kurn used a clever technique of engaging warp drive near this star's surface, causing a solar flare that destroyed the two Klingon pursuers. (TNG: "Redemption II")

Kuiper belt star

A star orbited by a Kuiper belt

This star was located in the system located in Cardassian space that contained the Kuiper belt that Odo and Weyoun 6 used in their attempt to hide from four Jem'Hadar attack ships in 2375. (DS9: "Treachery, Faith and the Great River")

Kwejian's sun

This sun was the primary of a star system that was the home for the inhabited planet Kwejian. This planet was inclined 3.86° to the sun's equator. (DIS: "The Sanctuary")

L-370 star

This star was the primary for seven planets in the L-370 system. (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine")

L-class planet's sun

The USS Olympia crashed on an unnamed planet orbiting a sun. Captain Lisa Cusak survived for a time, and only after some time on the planet saw the sun rise. (DS9: "The Sound of Her Voice")

Lima Sierra system star

Lima Sierra system star

This star was the primary for four planets in the Lima Sierra system. (TNG: "Loud As A Whisper")

M-11 Sun

M-11 sun

This star was the primary for the planet M-11, which was the home for Starbase 11 in the 23rd and 24th centuries. It was located in the Alpha Quadrant. (TOS-R: "Court Martial"; PIC: "Maps and Legends")

Starbase 11 was located in the Alpha Quadrant on a star chart seen in the Star Trek: Picard episode "Maps and Legends".

M24 Alpha system suns

M24 Alpha system suns

The M24 Alpha system had a trinary sun. (TOS: "The Gamesters of Triskelion")

Maxia Zeta star

Maxia Zeta system

This star was the primary for the Maxia Zeta system. (TNG: "The Battle")

Melona IV sun

Melona

The Melona IV sun was the primary of its star system. This system contained the planet Melona IV, the site of the proposed Melona colony.

When the Crystalline Entity devastated Melona IV, the entity blocked the star due to its sheer size. (TNG: "Silicon Avatar")

According to the script, the pronunciation for Melona was "mel-OWN-uh". [1]

Mintaka III sun

The Mintaka III sun was the primary of its star system. This system contained the planet Mintaka III, the homeworld of the Mintakans.

The Mintakans took measurements for their sundials when this sun reached the zenith. (TNG: "Who Watches The Watchers")

This sun was only mentioned in dialogue.

Monac sun

Monac in 2375

Monac was the primary of the Monac planetary system.

In 2375, the IKS Rotarran, under the command of General Martok, successfully triggered a solar plasma eruption from the surface of the Monac sun from a magnetic instability near the equator. The resulting explosion destroyed the Monac shipyard, located near the star. (DS9: "Image in the Sand", "Shadows and Symbols")

Monac was named after DS9's special effects supervisor Gary Monak. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (p. 598))

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 46), Monac was classified as a K-type star. This star, and its system, were located in the Alpha Quadrant.

Necro cloud star

The Necro cloud and the star near it

The Necro Cloud was located near this star. (Star Trek Beyond)

This may have been the the same star as the sun of Altamid, given its proximity to the planet.

Neutron star near the Verubin Nebula

Located near the Verubin Nebula, this neutron star emitted the radio wave JAG 3802725A which traveled through the nebula. (DIS: "The Sanctuary")

This neutron star was only mentioned in dialogue.

Omicron Theta sun

This sun was the primary of Omicron Theta. (TNG: "Datalore")

Operation Return battlefield

The star behind the arriving Klingon fleet

The battle between the Federation Alliance and the Dominion over control of Deep Space 9 in 2374 took place in the close vicinity of an unnamed star. The star was located near Bajor. (DS9: "Sacrifice of Angels")

Organia's sun

This Alpha Quadrant sun was the primary of the planet Organia.

During the Federation-Klingon War in 2267, Captain James T. Kirk tried to warn the Organians that Klingons would move against their planet "as surely as your sun rises." (TOS: "Errand of Mercy")

This star was only mentioned in dialogue.

Pallas 14 system's stars

Pallas 14 system

The Pallas 14 system was the home for a pair of stars. (TAS: "One of Our Planets Is Missing")

Pentarus system primary

Pentarus sun

The Pentarus system had a sun, which caused very hot temperatures on the habitable Lambda Paz moon located in the system. (TNG: "Final Mission")

Penthara IV sun

This sun was the primary of Penthara IV.

One of the plans proposed to save the planet after an asteroid impact was to use drilling phasers to open pockets of carbon dioxide. The idea was that enough of the gas would be released to create a temporary envelope trapping the heat of the sun. This greenhouse effect would give the planet time to mend. (TNG: "A Matter of Time")

Psi 2000 sun

This star was located in the Alpha Quadrant.

The planet Psi 2000, once remarkably like Earth, became a frozen wasteland after this star "went dark". (TOS: "The Naked Time")

This star's quadrant of origin is inferred based on the position of the planet Psi 2000 as seen in the star chart appearing in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

Sahil's relay station star

This star was in the same system containing Aditya Sahil's station in the 32nd century. (DIS: "That Hope Is You, Part 1")

Sector 1156 star

A star in Sector 1156

This star in Sector 1156 was orbited by the D'Arsay archive that at first appeared to be a rogue comet. (TNG: "Masks")

Sector 396 star

In 2266, the USS Enterprise rendezvoused with Haftel's transport near this star in Sector 396. (TNG: "The Offspring")

Sigma Draconis star

The Sigma Draconis primary

The primary of the Sigma Draconis system was classified as spectral type gamma-9. This star was located in the Alpha Quadrant.

The position of this yellow dwarf star was depicted on a system map that was displayed on the main viewscreen of the USS Enterprise bridge in 2268. (TOS: "Spock's Brain"; PIC: "Maps and Legends")

This star's quadrant of origin is inferred based on the position of its star system as seen in the star chart appearing in the Star Trek: Picard episode "Maps and Legends".

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pp. 18, 19, 44) and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), this star, named Sigma Draconis, was located in Sector 004 (Sigma Draconis sector).

External links

• Unnamed Alpha and Beta Quadrant stars at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• Sigma Draconis at Wikipedia
• Sigma Draconis at the Internet Stellar Database

System 892 sun

System 892 primary

This yellow dwarf star was the primary of System 892 and had at least four planets, one of which was 892-IV. (TOS: "Bread and Circuses")

Talos system's stars

Talos system

The Talos system in the Alpha Quadrant was the home for a pair of stars. (TOS: "The Cage", "The Menagerie, Part I")

Tamaal's system stars

Twin stars

Tamaal was located in a binary star system. (ENT: "Canamar")

Tarchannen system star

The star in the Tarchannen system

This star was the primary of the Tarchannen system and Tarchannen III. (TNG: "Identity Crisis")

According to the script, the pronunciation for Tarchannen was "tar-CHAN-in". [2]

Taurean system star

This small star, located at the edge of a sector, was the primary of the Taurean system. (TAS: "The Lorelei Signal")

This star was only mentioned in dialogue.

Tethys III star

This star was the primary for the planet Tethys III.

In 2367, an image showing the planet with its primary was in the ship's library aboard the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Clues")

Tkon Empire sun

The Star Dispatch (article about supernova in column second from right)

This sun was a blue giant located in sector 9 of the Milky Way Galaxy. The throne world of the Tkon Empire orbited this star.

600,000 years ago, in the Age of Makto, this star went supernova, resulting in the deaths of billions, the destruction of the throne world, and the eventual end of the Tkon Empire. Numerous planets witnessed this event.

In 3189, Carl's edition of The Star Dispatch had an article about the supernova. (TNG: "The Last Outpost"; DIS: "Terra Firma, Part 1", "Terra Firma, Part 2")

Tsiolkovsky star

Tsiolkovsky star

This star was being closely monitored by the SS Tsiolkovsky in close orbit for eight months. It was collapsing, changing from a red supergiant to a white dwarf. In 2364, the star finally collapsed. (TNG: "The Naked Now")

Tulgana IV sun

This sun was the primary of Tulgana IV. (LD: "Envoys")

Tyree suns

These binary stars had at least one planet, Tyree. (DS9: "Shadows and Symbols")

This system seems likely to be proximate to Earth and more familiar among Federation citizens, since Captain Sisko casually mentions Tyree, obviously expecting Jake and his father to know it. Indeed, the Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 2, p. 431) described Tyree as a planet in Federation space.

Vashti suns

The suns of Vashti

These suns were binary stars in the Beta Quadrant. They were the primary stars of their system and were orbited by the planet Vashti. (PIC: "Absolute Candor")

Vulcan monastery planet sun

A sunrise

A landing party from Enterprise NX-01 experienced a sunrise of this sun in June of 2151 at the horizon of the planet that housed the Vulcan monastery at P'Jem. (ENT: "The Andorian Incident")

Zeta Gelis star cluster star

The star and planet

This star was located in the Zeta Gelis star cluster and was the sun of at least one planet. (TNG: "Transfigurations")