Changes: Star system

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USS Stargazer log 1 — The Maxia Zeta system

For Earth's solar system, please see Sol system.

A star system, also known as a solar system, a planetary system or simply as a system, is the area around a star, or a group of stars, that contains all of the planets, moons, asteroids, nebulae and other landmarks which are held in place by the star's gravity well. (TOS: "The Cage", "Elaan of Troyius", "The Doomsday Machine", "Patterns of Force"; ENT: "Broken Bow"; DS9: "Starship Down")

In the real-world, the term star system is used exclusively of a group of at least two stars that orbit each other or a common center of gravity, not necessarily containing any planets.

Star systems have a habitable zone where the inhabited planets and planets that can be terraformed are located. (TNG: "The Battle" display graphic) A star system's boundaries are marked by the area in which a star or celestial body's gravitational force affects its surrounding environment. Often the edge of these boundaries is a large, thin layer of ice, dust and debris called an Oort cloud. (DS9: "The Maquis, Part II")

Using warp drive to travel from within a solar system to another point in the system is not recommended. The USS Defiant performed such a maneuver in 2373 in the Bajoran system. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture; DS9: "By Inferno's Light")

In 2254, Spock compared the Talos star group to the Earth solar system. (TOS: "The Cage")

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+[[File:Veridian system.jpg|thumb|The [[Veridian system]]]]
-:''"Solar System" redirects here. For the star system in which the planet [[Earth]] is located, see [[Sol System]].''
+[[File:USS Stargazer log 1.jpg|thumb|The [[Maxia Zeta system]]]]
+{{disambiguation|[[Earth]]'s solar system|Sol system}}
+A '''star system''', also known as a '''solar system''', a '''planetary system''' or simply as a '''system''', is the area around a [[star]], or a [[multiple star system|group of stars]], that contains all of the [[planet]]s, [[moon]]s, [[asteroid]]s, [[nebula]]e and other landmarks which are held in place by the star's [[gravity well]]. ({{TOS|The Cage|Elaan of Troyius|The Doomsday Machine|Patterns of Force}}; {{ENT|Broken Bow}}; {{DS9|Starship Down}})
+{{bginfo|In the real-world, the term {{w|star system}} is used exclusively of a group of at least two stars that orbit each other or a common center of gravity, not necessarily containing any planets.}}
-[[Image:Veridian system.jpg|thumb|A solar system]]
+Star systems have a habitable zone where the [[inhabited planets]] and planets that can be [[Terraforming|terraformed]] are located. ({{TNG|The Battle}} ''display graphic'') A star system's boundaries are marked by the area in which a star or celestial body's [[gravity|gravitational force]] affects its surrounding environment. Often the edge of these boundaries is a large, thin layer of [[ice]], dust and debris called an [[Oort cloud]]. ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part II}})
-A '''star system''' or '''solar system''' is the area around a [[star]] (or a [[multiple star system|group of stars]]) which contains all of the [[planet]]s, [[moon]]s, [[asteroid]]s, [[nebula]]e and other landmarks which are held in place by the star's [[gravity well]].
+Using [[warp drive]] to travel from within a solar system to another point in the system is not recommended. The {{USS|Defiant|2370}} performed such a [[Maneuvers and tactics|maneuver]] in [[2373]] in the [[Bajoran system]]. ({{film|1}}; {{DS9|By Inferno's Light}})
-A Solar system's boundaries are usually marked by the area in which a star or celestial body's [[gravity|gravitational force]] affects its surrounding environment.  Often the edge of these boundaries is a large, thin layer of [[ice]], dust and debris called an [[Oort cloud]].
+In [[2254]], [[Spock]] compared the [[Talos star group]] to the [[Earth]] solar system. ({{TOS|The Cage}})
-The planets and other bodies in a solar system [[orbit]] the star (or stars) at different distances; these distances can be classified into three distinct ''zones'': (1) the '''hot''' zone, which is closest to the star, produces temperatures prohibitive of [[lifeform|life]], such as on [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]; (2) the '''ecosphere''' zone, where life can find a foothold and flourish, given the balance between solar [[energy]] received and [[radiation|radiated]], such as [[Earth]], [[Vulcan]], and [[Bajor]]; and (3) the '''cold zone''', which lies furthest from the star and receives the least energy; [[Pluto]] orbits in the cold zone, where Sol appears merely as another bright star.
+==Appendices==
-Using [[warp drive]] to travel from within a solar system to another point in the system is not recommended. The {{USS|Defiant|NX-74205}} performed such a [[Maneuvers and tactics|maneuver]] in [[2373]] in the [[Bajor system]]. ({{DS9|By Inferno's Light}})
+=== Related topics ===
+* [[Stars and stellar bodies|List of stars and stellar bodies]]
+=== External links ===
-:''Although many star systems have been described in detail in ''[[Star Trek]]'', additional information for this article has been derived from real-life [[science|scientific knowledge]].
+* {{NCwiki}}
+* {{Wikipedia}}
-==See Also==
+* {{Wikipedia|Planetary system}}
-* [[Stars and stellar bodies|List of stars and stellar bodies]]
 [[Category:Astronomical objects]]
 [[de:Planetensystem]]
+[[fr:Système stellaire]]
+[[it:Sistema stellare]]
+[[ja:恒星系]]
 [[nl:Zonnestelsel]]
+[[pl:System gwiezdny]]