Changes: Sirius

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For the similarly named location, please see Sirius Delta.

The location of Sirius on *The Explored Galaxy* star chart

Spaceflight Chronology starchart 1 — The location of Sirius on a star chart

Sirius was a binary star system consisting of the stars Sirius A and Sirius B. This inhabited system, located less than twenty light years from Sol. (TNG: "The Naked Now" production art)

The Sirius Cybernetics Corporation originated in this system. (TNG: "Conspiracy", "The Schizoid Man", display graphic/set decoration; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine set decorations)

In the mid-to-late 21st century, the Treaty of Sirius was signed, ending the Kzin War between Earth and the Kzinti. (TAS: "The Slaver Weapon")

In 2267, Sirius was one of the stars Lieutenant Sulu used to calculate the Enterprise's position after it had been displaced 500 parsecs by the Metrons. (TOS: "Arena")

In the mid-23rd century, Harcourt Fenton Mudd paid a visit to the inhabitants of Sirius IX. (TAS: "Mudd's Passion")

In 2293, the location of Sirius in the Milky Way Galaxy was named 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)

In 2364, the location of Sirius was named 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")

Background information

The Sirius group was mentioned in Gene Roddenberry's original Star Trek pitch in one of the suggested story lines. In the storyline "Kentucky, Kentucky," the Sirius group was home to an Earth colony for fifty years. This colony was attacked by viking-like savages and reduced to a "frontier" log-fort life. They were regrouped and led by Captain Robert April when the SS Yorktown visited the colony.

The chart naming stars within 20 light years of Sol was originally 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. Sirius was a destination on an exploration route.

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pg. 45), Sirius, also known as Alpha Canaris Majoris, was located in or near Federation space, in the Beta Quadrant. It was a binary star system. Sirius A was an A-class star with a magnitude was +1, which was a hundred times brighter than Sol. Sirius B was also an A-class star.

External links

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Sirius at the Internet Stellar Database

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+{{disambiguation|the similarly named location|Sirius Delta}}
-'''Sirius''' was a [[planet]]ary [[star system|system]] consisting of [[Binary star system|binary]] companion [[star]]s, '''Sirius A''' and '''Sirius B''', and at least nine planets. The location of Sirius in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was depicted on a [[Federation]] [[star chart]] in [[2293]]. It was located near [[Alpha Centauri]], [[Tau Ceti]], and [[Sol]]. ({{TAS|Mudd's Passion}}; {{film|6}}, {{TNG|The Naked Now}})
+[[File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|thumb|The location of Sirius on ''The Explored Galaxy'' star chart]]
+[[File:Spaceflight Chronology starchart 1.jpg|thumb|The location of Sirius on a star chart]]
+'''Sirius''' was a [[binary star system]] consisting of the stars '''Sirius A''' and '''Sirius B'''. This inhabited [[star system|system]], located less than twenty [[light year]]s from [[Sol]]. ({{TNG|The Naked Now}} ''[[:File:Spaceflight Chronology starchart 1.jpg|production art]]'')
+The [[Sirius Cybernetics Corporation]] originated in this system. ({{TNG|Conspiracy|The Schizoid Man}}, ''display graphic/set decoration''; ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' ''set decorations'')
-In [[2267]], Sirius was one of the stars [[Lieutenant]] [[Hikaru Sulu|Sulu]] used to calculate the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']]'s position after it had been displaced 500 [[parsec]]s by the [[Metron]]s. ({{TOS|Arena}})
-Sirius was most notable for the fact that, after the last [[Earth-Kzin Wars|Kzin War]], in the mid-to-late [[21st century]], the [[Treaty of Sirius]] was signed in this system, ending the series of wars between [[Earth]] and the [[Kzin government]]. ({{TAS|The Slaver Weapon}})
+In the mid-to-late [[21st century]], the [[Treaty of Sirius]] was signed, ending the [[Earth-Kzin Wars|Kzin War]] between [[Earth]] and the [[Kzinti]]. ({{TAS|The Slaver Weapon}})
+In [[2267]], Sirius was one of the stars [[Lieutenant]] [[Hikaru Sulu|Sulu]] used to calculate the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']]{{'}}s position after it had been displaced 500 [[parsec]]s by the [[Metron]]s. ({{TOS|Arena}})
-The [[Sirius Cybernetics Corporation]] originated in this system. ({{TNG|The Schizoid Man}}; ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' ''set decorations'')
+In the mid-[[23rd century]], [[Harcourt Fenton Mudd]] paid a visit to the inhabitants of [[Sirius IX]]. ({{TAS|Mudd's Passion}})
-In [[2364]], on several occasions that year, [[viewscreen]] readouts aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} showed the location of Sirius A and B stars, in the form of charts from the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) library computer|''Enterprise'' library computer]]. ({{TNG|The Naked Now|The Last Outpost|Conspiracy}})
+In [[2293]], the location of Sirius in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was named in a [[star chart]] that was in [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]]'s [[quarters]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}. ({{film|6}}, ''[[okudagram]]'')
+In [[2364]], the location of Sirius was named 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}})
-<gallery>
-File:Star-chart alpha-beta quadrant.jpg|The location of Sirius on ''The Explored Galaxy'' wall chart
-File:Spaceflight Chronology starchart 1.jpg|The location of Sirius on a star chart
-</gallery>
-== Background ==
+== Background information==
-=== Behind the Scenes ===
 The Sirius group was mentioned in [[Gene Roddenberry]]'s original [[Star Trek is...|''Star Trek'' pitch]] in one of the suggested story lines. In the storyline "Kentucky, Kentucky," the Sirius group was home to an [[Earth]] [[Federation colonies|colony]] for fifty years. This colony was attacked by [[viking]]-like savages and reduced to a "frontier" log-fort life. They were regrouped and led by [[Captain]] [[Robert April]] when the [[USS Yorktown (23rd century)|SS ''Yorktown'']] visited the colony.
+The chart naming stars within 20 light years of Sol was originally 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. Sirius was a destination on an exploration route.
-=== Star Chart ===
-This chart naming stars within 20 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. Sirius A was a destination on an exploration route.
+According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pg. 45), Sirius, also known as Alpha Canaris Majoris, was located in or near Federation space, in the [[Beta Quadrant]]. It was a binary star system. Sirius A was an [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|A-class star]] with a [[magnitude]] was +1, which was a hundred times brighter than [[Sol]]. Sirius B was also an A-class star.
-=== ''The Explored Galaxy'' ===
-This chart was also seen in several ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episodes set in the [[24th century]], from the year [[2364]] to [[2370]]. These were: {{TNG|Conspiracy|The Measure Of A Man|The Emissary|The Mind's Eye|The Game}} and {{DS9|In the Hands of the Prophets|Cardassians}}.
-=== ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' ===
-Sirius (or Alpha Canaris Majoris) was located in or near Federation space, in the [[Beta Quadrant]]. This was a binary star system. '''Sirius A''' was an [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|A-class star]] with a [[magnitude]] was +1, which was a hundred times brighter than [[Sol]]. '''Sirius B''' was an A-class star. (Pgs. 45)
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