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'''Sol''' was a [[yellow dwarf]] star. This star was the primary for the [[Sol system]]. The location of Sol was depicted on a [[Federation]] [[star chart]] in [[2293]]. Sol was located near [[Tau Ceti]], [[Alpha Centauri]], [[Holberg 917G]], [[Memory Alpha]], and [[Sirius]]. ({{TOS|The Cage}}, {{Film|6}}, {{ENT|Two Days and Two Nights}})
  
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Classified as a [[type-G]] [[yellow dwarf]] [[star]], '''Sol''' (also known as '''The Sun''') was the primary for the [[Sol system|Sol]] [[star system|system]]. This system was located within a [[stellar cluster]] in [[Sector 001]] (or '''Sol sector'''), a region of [[space]] in the [[Alpha Quadrant]].
   
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== Location ==
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The [[Human]] [[scientist]] [[Galileo Galilei]] was found guilty by an [[inquisition]] because of his teachings that Earth orbited the sun. ({{DS9|In the Hands of the Prophets}})
  
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Sol was located less than ninety [[light year]]s from the Alpha-[[Beta Quadrant|Beta]] boundary line.({{ENT|Broken Bow|Two Days and Two Nights}}; {{film|12}}, ''production art'')
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=== Solar System Maps ===
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In the late [[19th century]], the position of Sol was depicted on a [[German]] map of the inner system. (''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', ''opening credits'')
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In [[1996]], the position of Sol was depicted on a poster in the office where [[Rain Robinson]] worked, at the [[Griffith Observatory]]. ({{VOY|Future's End}})
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In [[2254]], the position of Sol was depicted on a map of the inner system, which was stored in the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) library computer|library computer]]. This was one of the records scanned by the [[Talosian]]s. ({{TOS|The Cage}}, ''production art'')
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In [[2267]], the position of Sol was depicted on ''Chart 14A: The Sol System'', which was stored in the ''Enterprise'' library computer. This chart was scanned by the [[probe]] [[Nomad]] in [[Auxiliary Control]]. ({{TOS|The Changeling}}, ''production art'')
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=== Star Charts ===
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In the [[2270s]], the location of Sol, and its largest planet [[Jupiter]], was labeled on a neighborhood of astronomical objects, which was stored in the ''Enterprise'' library computer. This was one of the records scanned by ''[[V'Ger]]''. ({{film|1}}, ''production art'')
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In [[2293]], the location of Sol was labeled in a map of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]]. This map was on a wall of [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]]'s [[quarters]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}. ({{film|6}}, ''[[okudagram]]'')
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In [[2364]], the location of Sol 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|In "Two Days and Two Nights", the {{Class|NX}} {{NX|Enterprise}}, set a milestone [[2151|several months]] after the mission to Qo'noS ("Broken Bow"), by becoming the first Earth ship to travel 90 light years away from the [[Sol system]]. In "Star Trek: Into Darkness", Qo'noS was identified as a Beta Quadrant planet.}}
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File:Ancientstarchart.jpg|The position of Sol
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File:Sol system, The Cage.jpg|The position of Sol
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File:Earth solar system, The changeling.jpg|The position of Sol on "Chart 14A: The Solar System"
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File:Star chart - Sol, Jupiter, K'ushui.jpg|Sol and nearby astronomical objects
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File:Spaceflight Chronology starchart 1.jpg|The location of Sol on a star chart
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File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|The location of Sol on "The Explored Galaxy" star chart
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==History==
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[[File:Moons of jupiter 3, tmp.jpg|thumb|Sol as seen from Jupiter]]
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Over five billion years ago, at the center of the embryonic Sol system, Sol was born when its density was so great that it ignited internal pressures, which resulted in a [[nuclear fusion|fusion reaction]] that powered the star. ({{VOY|Future's End}})
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For centuries, [[Human]]s believed that Sol revolved around [[Earth]]. When the [[scientist]] [[Galileo Galilei]] publicly challenged this belief in the early [[17th century]], by teaching that the opposite was true - that Earth revolved around Sol, he was tried and convicted by an [[inquisition]]. The inquisition ordered that his books be burned. ({{TNG|Where Silence Has Lease}}; {{DS9|In the Hands of the Prophets}})
   
 
In February of [[2152]], [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]] pointed Sol out to [[Keyla]] in the [[Risa|Risan]] night sky. ({{ENT|Two Days and Two Nights}})
  
In February of [[2152]], [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]] pointed Sol out to [[Keyla]] in the [[Risa|Risan]] night sky. ({{ENT|Two Days and Two Nights}})
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In the year [[2286]], the crew of "{{HMS|Bounty}}" used the "[[slingshot effect]]" to travel to the year [[1986]], and once again in that year to return to 2286. ({{film|4}})
  
In the year [[2286]], the crew of "{{HMS|Bounty}}" used the "[[slingshot effect]]" to travel to the year [[1986]], and once again in that year to return to 2286. ({{film|4}})
   
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== Appendices ==
 
=== Appearances ===
  
=== Appearances ===
 
* {{ENT|The Expanse}}
  
* {{ENT|The Expanse}}
 
* {{TOS|Tomorrow is Yesterday}} (''remastered'')
  
* {{TOS|Tomorrow is Yesterday}} (''remastered'')
 
* {{film|1}}
  
* {{film|1}}
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* {{film|2}} (''name on a star chart'')
 
* {{film|4}}
  
* {{film|4}}
 
* {{DS9|Past Tense, Part II}}
  
* {{DS9|Past Tense, Part II}}
   
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=== Background information ===
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[[File:Earth and sun, TNG opening sequence.jpg|thumb|Earth surrounding the sun as seen in the TNG opening sequence]]
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File:Star-chart alpha-beta quadrant.jpg|''The Explored Galaxy'': The location of Sol.
  
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Sol appeared in the first shot of the opening sequence of the [[remastered]] ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', seen surrounded by the [[Earth]], [[Luna|the moon]], [[Jupiter]], and [[Saturn]] before the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} started its exploration of the unknown space.
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File:Earth solar system, The changeling.jpg|Chart 14A: The Sol System.
  
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File:Sol system, The Cage.jpg|The location of Sol.
  
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File:Moons of jupiter 3, tmp.jpg|Sol as seen from Jupiter.
  
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File:Sol.jpg|Sol
  
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The [[viewscreen]] graphic on the [[bridge]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} from {{film|2}}, was taken from page T0:02:07:02 of the ''[[Star Fleet Technical Manual]]'' by [[Franz Joseph]]. Many of the names for astronomical bodies were unique to this book.
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== Background ==
  
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=== ''The Explored Galaxy'' ===
  
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This chart was first seen, chronologically, in [[2293]]. ({{film|6}} 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}}.}}
  
   
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The star 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.
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=== ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' ===
  
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Sol was the example of a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|G-class star]]. This star had a spectral class of G2V. On the {{w|Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram}}, Sol was named as a main sequence star.
 
   
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Specifications for Sol:
  
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* '''Class''': G2V
  
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* '''Diameter''': 1,392,000 km
  
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* '''Age of Solar System''': 4.6 billion years
  
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* '''Surface Temperature''': 5,500 °C
  
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* '''Rotation Period (Equator)''': 25 days at equator
  
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* '''Rotation Period (Poles)''': 35 days at poles
  
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''Source'': Pages 20, 21, and 38
  
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* {{wikipedia}}
  
* {{wikipedia}}
 
* {{ISDb|id=100|name=Sun}}
  
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Sol

Sol

Classified as a type-G yellow dwarf star, Sol (also known as The Sun) was the primary for the Sol system. This system was located within a stellar cluster in Sector 001 (or Sol sector), a region of space in the Alpha Quadrant.

Location

Sol was located less than ninety light years from the Alpha-Beta boundary line.(ENT: "Broken Bow", "Two Days and Two Nights"; Star Trek Into Darkness, production art)

Solar System Maps

In the late 19th century, the position of Sol was depicted on a German map of the inner system. (Star Trek: Enterprise, opening credits)

In 1996, the position of Sol was depicted on a poster in the office where Rain Robinson worked, at the Griffith Observatory. (VOY: "Future's End")

In 2254, the position of Sol was depicted on a map of the inner system, which was stored in the USS Enterprise library computer. This was one of the records scanned by the Talosians. (TOS: "The Cage", production art)

In 2267, the position of Sol was depicted on Chart 14A: The Sol System, which was stored in the Enterprise library computer. This chart was scanned by the probe Nomad in Auxiliary Control. (TOS: "The Changeling", production art)

Star Charts

In the 2270s, the location of Sol, and its largest planet Jupiter, was labeled on a neighborhood of astronomical objects, which was stored in the Enterprise library computer. This was one of the records scanned by V'Ger. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, production art)

In 2293, the location of Sol was labeled in a map of the Milky Way Galaxy. This map was on a wall of Captain James T. Kirk's quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-A. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, okudagram)

In 2364, the location of Sol 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")

In "Two Days and Two Nights", the NX-class Enterprise, set a milestone several months after the mission to Qo'noS ("Broken Bow"), by becoming the first Earth ship to travel 90 light years away from the Sol system. In "Star Trek: Into Darkness", Qo'noS was identified as a Beta Quadrant planet.

History

File:Moons of jupiter 3, tmp.jpg

Sol as seen from Jupiter

Over five billion years ago, at the center of the embryonic Sol system, Sol was born when its density was so great that it ignited internal pressures, which resulted in a fusion reaction that powered the star. (VOY: "Future's End")

For centuries, Humans believed that Sol revolved around Earth. When the scientist Galileo Galilei publicly challenged this belief in the early 17th century, by teaching that the opposite was true - that Earth revolved around Sol, he was tried and convicted by an inquisition. The inquisition ordered that his books be burned. (TNG: "Where Silence Has Lease"; DS9: "In the Hands of the Prophets")

In February of 2152, Captain Jonathan Archer pointed Sol out to Keyla in the Risan night sky. (ENT: "Two Days and Two Nights")

In April of 2153 as the Enterprise NX-01 was returning home due to the Xindi attack on Earth, Ensign Travis Mayweather notified Captain Jonathan Archer that Sol could be seen on the ship's viewscreen. (ENT: "The Expanse")

During the mid-23rd century on at least two accounts, the crew of the USS Enterprise used Sol to assist in a method of time travel known as the slingshot effect after they had been sent to the past. (TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday", "Assignment: Earth")

In the year 2286, the crew of "HMS Bounty" used the "slingshot effect" to travel to the year 1986, and once again in that year to return to 2286. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

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Appendices

Appearances

Background information

Earth and sun, TNG opening sequence

Earth surrounding the sun as seen in the TNG opening sequence

Sol appeared in the first shot of the opening sequence of the remastered Star Trek: The Next Generation, seen surrounded by the Earth, the moon, Jupiter, and Saturn before the USS Enterprise-D started its exploration of the unknown space.

The viewscreen graphic on the bridge of the USS Enterprise from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, was taken from page T0:02:07:02 of the Star Fleet Technical Manual by Franz Joseph. Many of the names for astronomical bodies were unique to this book.

The star 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.

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