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The '''Vulcan system''' is a star system located a little over sixteen [[light year]]s from [[Sol]], and containing the planet [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]. ({{ENT|Home|Daedalus}}) |
The '''Vulcan system''' is a star system located a little over sixteen [[light year]]s from [[Sol]], and containing the planet [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]. ({{ENT|Home|Daedalus}}) |
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| − | There is no direct [[canon]]ical reference of the Vulcan system being the 40 Eridani system, although that is widely considered to be the case. In {{e|Daedalus}}, Vulcan is mentioned as being slightly over sixteen light years from Earth, the same distance between Earth and 40 Eridani A. According to [[text commentary]] by [[Michael Okuda|Michael]] and [[Denise Okuda]] for {{e|The Forge}} on the [[ENT Season 4 DVD]], the possibility of Vulcan being located in the 40 Eridani system originated from a suggestion by novelist [[James Blish]]. When three astronomers (Sallie Baliunas, Robert Donahue, and George Nassiopoulas) who had been studying the system at Mount Wilson Observatory published a letter, stating that the star "40 Eridani A could support a planet with Earth-like life" and that it would "have the Sun's brightness for a planet 50 million miles away", they theorized that Vulcan could be in orbit of this star, a theory Gene Roddenberry himself supported by signing their letter. |
+ | There is no direct [[canon]]ical reference of the Vulcan system being the 40 Eridani A system, although that is widely considered to be the case. In {{e|Daedalus}}, Vulcan is mentioned as being slightly over sixteen light years from Earth, the same distance between Earth and 40 Eridani A. According to [[text commentary]] by [[Michael Okuda|Michael]] and [[Denise Okuda]] for {{e|The Forge}} on the [[ENT Season 4 DVD]], the possibility of Vulcan being located in the 40 Eridani system originated from a suggestion by novelist [[James Blish]]. When three astronomers (Sallie Baliunas, Robert Donahue, and George Nassiopoulas) who had been studying the system at Mount Wilson Observatory published a letter, stating that the star "40 Eridani A could support a planet with Earth-like life" and that it would "have the Sun's brightness for a planet 50 million miles away", they theorized that Vulcan could be in orbit of this star, a theory Gene Roddenberry himself supported by signing their letter, according to ''Sky & Telescope, 1991 July''. |
Recent discoveries have confirmed the likely presence of at least three planets in the Epsilon Eridanii system. [http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-10-26-epsilon-eridani-star-trek-earth_N.htm?csp=34] |
Recent discoveries have confirmed the likely presence of at least three planets in the Epsilon Eridanii system. [http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-10-26-epsilon-eridani-star-trek-earth_N.htm?csp=34] |
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The Vulcan system is a star system located a little over sixteen light years from Sol, and containing the planet Vulcan. (ENT: "Home", "Daedalus")
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There is no direct canonical reference of the Vulcan system being the 40 Eridani A system, although that is widely considered to be the case. In "Daedalus", Vulcan is mentioned as being slightly over sixteen light years from Earth, the same distance between Earth and 40 Eridani A. According to text commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda for "The Forge" on the ENT Season 4 DVD, the possibility of Vulcan being located in the 40 Eridani system originated from a suggestion by novelist James Blish. When three astronomers (Sallie Baliunas, Robert Donahue, and George Nassiopoulas) who had been studying the system at Mount Wilson Observatory published a letter, stating that the star "40 Eridani A could support a planet with Earth-like life" and that it would "have the Sun's brightness for a planet 50 million miles away", they theorized that Vulcan could be in orbit of this star, a theory Gene Roddenberry himself supported by signing their letter, according to Sky & Telescope, 1991 July.
Recent discoveries have confirmed the likely presence of at least three planets in the Epsilon Eridanii system. [1]
Star Trek: Star Charts also supports the theory that the Vulcan system is the 40 Eridani A system. The name of the star is listed as 40 Eridani A (Omicron2 Eridani A). There are three planets and an asteroid belt in the system. Planet I is class-B. This classification is also used, in Star Trek: Star Charts, to describe Mercury. Planet II, Vulcan, is class-M. Planet III, T'Khut, is class-G and has a moon. In Star Trek: Star Charts, class-G is a classification of planets similar to Delta Vega. Vulcan and T'Khut are twin planets. The stars 40 Eridani B and C have no planets. The distance between A and B is 400 AU, and between B and C is 44 AU.