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[[File:Orion constellation.jpg|thumb|Alnitak, the leftmost star in [[Orion's Belt]].]]
'''Alnitak''' (or '''Zeta Orionis''') is a [[trinary star system]] ([[spectral class]] O9I-b), located 817 [[light year]]s from [[Sol]], that makes up the third [[star]] in [[Orion (constellation)|Orion's Belt]], and is the location of at least one [[planet]].
 
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'''Alnitak''' ('''Zeta Orionis''') was a [[planet]]ary [[star system|system]]. This was a [[trinary star system]]. There was an [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] planet in this system. This [[Unnamed Alpha and Beta Quadrant planets#Planet in the Alnitak system|unnamed planet]] was the [[homeworld]] for a civilization that was known to the [[Federation]] in the mid-[[23rd century]]. Alnitak was the far left star in [[Orion's Belt]], an asterism of the [[constellation]] [[Orion]]. In [[1930]], [[Captain]] [[James Kirk]] pointed this star out to [[Edith Keeler]]. ({{TOS|The City on the Edge of Forever}})
   
 
{{bginfo|A triple star located in the [[constellation]] Orion, this system's name was not explicitly mentioned, since [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] simply pointed to the system and noted its location in the constellation. While we know which star he must have meant, it wasn't clear which nomenclature might be more commonly used, the older usage Alnitak or the constellation catalog name, Zeta Orionis.}}
In [[2030s|circa 2030]], a planet in this system was home to a writer who wrote a classic theme to the words, ''"Let me help."'' He recommended those words even over ''"I love you."'' ({{TOS|The City on the Edge of Forever}})
 
 
==Background==
 
A triple star located in the [[constellation]] Orion, this system's name was not explicitly mentioned, since [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] simply pointed to the system and noted its location in the constellation. While we know which star he must have meant, it wasn't clear which nomenclature might be more commonly used, the older usage Alnitak or the constellation catalog name, Zeta Orionis.''
 
   
 
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* {{wikipedia|Zeta Orionis}}
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Orion constellation

Alnitak, the leftmost star in Orion's Belt.

Alnitak (Zeta Orionis) was a planetary system. This was a trinary star system. There was an inhabited planet in this system. This unnamed planet was the homeworld for a civilization that was known to the Federation in the mid-23rd century. Alnitak was the far left star in Orion's Belt, an asterism of the constellation Orion. In 1930, Captain James Kirk pointed this star out to Edith Keeler. (TOS: "The City on the Edge of Forever")

A triple star located in the constellation Orion, this system's name was not explicitly mentioned, since Kirk simply pointed to the system and noted its location in the constellation. While we know which star he must have meant, it wasn't clear which nomenclature might be more commonly used, the older usage Alnitak or the constellation catalog name, Zeta Orionis.

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