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| + | '''Beta Lyrae''' was the [[star|primary]] of the [[Beta Lyrae system]], located 142° NE of the [[galactic plane]]. Beta Lyrae was known as one of the rare beautiful spectacles of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] and almost every [[starship]] that passed by stop to see it. Beta Lyrae was located between [[Kzin]] and [[Starbase 25]]. ({{TAS|The Slaver Weapon}}) |
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| − | With its two main component-stars circling each other so close that they are even touching, '''Beta Lyrae''' (or '''Sheliak''') is a semi-detached [[Binary star system|binary]] [[star]] whose two components are of [[spectral class]] B7 and B0.5, and is the primary of the [[Beta Lyrae system]], located 142° NE of the [[galactic plane]], about 882 [[light year]]s from [[Sol]]. [[Spock]] once described Beta Lyrae as "one of the rare spectacles of [[the galaxy]]." He further noted that "almost every ship that passes stops to see it." |
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| + | In [[2293]], the location of Beta Lyrae in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was labeled in a [[star chart]] that was in [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]]'s [[quarters]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}. ({{film|6}}, ''[[okudagram]]'') |
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| − | While transporting a [[Slaver]] [[stasis box]] to [[Starbase 25]] aboard the [[shuttlecraft]] ''[[Copernicus (2269)|Copernicus]]'' in [[2269]], a second stasis box was discovered circling the Beta Lyrae star on an [[ice]]-bound [[planet]] located in that [[star system|star's system]]. ({{TAS|The Slaver Weapon}}) |
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| + | {{bginfo|According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (United Federation of Planets II), Beta Lyrae (Sheliak) was a [[binary star system]] in the Alpha Quadrant. Beta Lyrae A was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|B class star]] with a [[magnitude]] of -5, which was ten thousand times brighter than [[Sol]]. Beta Lyrae B was a B class star.}} |
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| − | == Background == |
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| − | [[Image:Star-chart_alpha-beta_quadrant.jpg|thumb|[[Alpha Quadrant|Alpha]] and [[Beta Quadrant]] [[star chart]] which depicts Beta Lyrae (Sheliak)]] |
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| − | This star was mentioned, as Beta Lyrae, in a small note on a very large [[star chart]] graphic created for {{TNG|Conspiracy}}. It was the image behind the chair in the room where [[Dexter Remmick]] was killed. It appears to be located within an outlined block, which may indicate that it was surrounded or was even a part of [[Federation]] territory at the time. |
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| − | It has yet to be clarified if the Beta Lyrae system (Sheliak system) is the same as the [[Shelia system]], home of the [[Sheliak]] race. If so, this would seem to contradict the theory of [[Tau Cygna]], a system claimed by the Sheliak, actually being {{w|Tau Cygni}}, a real binary [[star]] approximately 69 light years away from [[Sol]], as Beta Lyrae is approximately 882 light years from Sol, and thereby almost thirteen times farther away than Tau Cygna.'' |
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| + | File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|The location of Beta Lyrae in "The Explored Galaxy" star chart |
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| + | ===See also=== |
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| + | *[[Sheliak]] |
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| + | *[[Shelia system]] |
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Revision as of 07:26, 21 July 2014
Beta Lyrae was the primary of the Beta Lyrae system, located 142° NE of the galactic plane. Beta Lyrae was known as one of the rare beautiful spectacles of the Milky Way Galaxy and almost every starship that passed by stop to see it. Beta Lyrae was located between Kzin and Starbase 25. (TAS: "The Slaver Weapon")
In 2293, the location of Beta Lyrae in the Milky Way Galaxy was labeled in a star chart that was in Captain James T. Kirk's quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-A. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, okudagram)
According to Star Trek: Star Charts (United Federation of Planets II), Beta Lyrae (Sheliak) was a binary star system in the Alpha Quadrant. Beta Lyrae A was a B class star with a magnitude of -5, which was ten thousand times brighter than Sol. Beta Lyrae B was a B class star.
The location of Beta Lyrae in "The Explored Galaxy" star chart
Beta Lyrae in 2269