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'''Epsilon Eridani''' (or '''18 Eridani''') was a [[spectral class]] K2V [[star]] located about 10.5 [[light year]]s from [[Sol]] in the constellation of Eridanus.
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'''Epsilon Eridani''' was a [[star]] located approximately eleven [[light year]]s from [[Sol]]
   
On several occasions in [[2364]], [[viewscreen]] readouts aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} showed the location of Epsilon Eridani, in the form of charts from the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) library computer|''Enterprise''-D library computer]]. ({{TNG|The Naked Now|The Last Outpost|Conspiracy}})
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In [[2364]], the location of Epsilon Eridani 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}}, ''production art''; {{TNG|The Last Outpost}})
   
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{{bginfo|The chart naming stars within twenty light years of Sol was drawn by [[Rick Sternbach]] for the ''[[Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology]]'' in the late 1970s. Found on page 77, this chart showed Earth commercial and exploration routes after the use of [[warp drive]] began. Epsilon Eridani was the terminus for two major commercial routes, [[Alpha Centauri]]-Epsilon Eridani and Sol-Epsilon Eridani.|According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'', Epsilon Eridani (Axanar) was located in or near Federation space, in the [[Beta Quadrant]]. The [[planet]] and [[homeworld]] of the [[Axanar]], {{dis|Axanar|planet}}, was located in this system. This was a [[binary star system]]. Epsilon Eridani A was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|K class star]] with a [[magnitude]] of +5, which was the same brightness as Sol. Epsilon Eridani B was K class. (Pg. 45, 60, "United Federation of Planets I")}}
== Background ==
 
* The ''Enterprise'' computer's star chart was a drawing by [[Rick Sternbach]] that had originally been published, years earlier, on page 77 of the non-canon reference book ''[[Spaceflight Chronology]]''. This chart showed Earth commercial and exploration routes after the use of [[warp drive]] began. Epsilon Eridani was a destination on a major commercial route, as it was the [[Vulcan system]] according to the book.
 
 
* Epsilon Eridani is currently the closest star system to the Sun known to possess an extrasolar planet, 1.5 times the mass of Jupiter, which orbits its star every 6.9 years. A second planet may exist at roughly Pluto's distance. [http://vo.obspm.fr/exoplanetes/encyclo/star.php?st=Epsilon+Eridani]
 
   
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
* {{Wikipedia|Epsilon Eridani}}
 
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* {{ISDb|id=25100|name=Epsilon Eridani}}
 
* {{ISDb|id=25100|name=Epsilon Eridani}}
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Revision as of 20:28, 1 April 2015

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The location of Epsilon Eridani on a star chart

Epsilon Eridani was a star located approximately eleven light years from Sol

In 2364, the location of Epsilon Eridani 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", production art; TNG: "The Last Outpost")

The chart naming stars within twenty light years of Sol was drawn by Rick Sternbach for the Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology in the late 1970s. Found on page 77, this chart showed Earth commercial and exploration routes after the use of warp drive began. Epsilon Eridani was the terminus for two major commercial routes, Alpha Centauri-Epsilon Eridani and Sol-Epsilon Eridani.
According to Star Trek: Star Charts, Epsilon Eridani (Axanar) was located in or near Federation space, in the Beta Quadrant. The planet and homeworld of the Axanar, Axanar, was located in this system. This was a binary star system. Epsilon Eridani A was a K class star with a magnitude of +5, which was the same brightness as Sol. Epsilon Eridani B was K class. (Pg. 45, 60, "United Federation of Planets I")

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