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[[File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|thumb|The location of Aldebaran in "The Explored Galaxy" star chart]]
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'''Aldebaran''' (also '''Alpha Tauri''') is a [[binary star system]] located about 65.1 [[light year]]s from [[Sol]].
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'''Aldebaran''' was the [[star|primary]] of its [[star system]]. This star was located near the [[Ficus sector|Ficus]] [[sector]]. ({{TNG|Contagion}}; {{TNG-R|Up The Long Ladder}}, ''[[okudagram]]'')
   
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== Lifeforms ==
This system, location of the [[Aldebaran colony]], is the home to the [[Aldebaran mud leech]], the [[Aldebaran serpent]], [[Aldebaran whiskey]], and the [[Aldebaran shellmouth]]. ({{ENT|Anomaly}}; {{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}}; {{TNG|Hide and Q|Conspiracy|Relics}}; {{DS9|Prophet Motive|Explorers|Distant Voices}})
 
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Aldebaran's system was inhabited by intelligent and non-intelligent [[lifeform]]s. These included [[Human]]s, [[Aldebaran mud leech|mud leeches]], [[Aldebaran serpent|serpents]], and [[Aldebaran shellmouth|shellmouths]]. ({{TOS|Amok Time|The Deadly Years}}; {{TNG|Hide and Q}}; {{ENT|Anomaly}})
   
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== History ==
* Aldebaran A ([[star|primary]])
 
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[[File:Expeditions from Sol System, 2123–2190 remastered.jpg|thumb|{{HMS|New Zealand}} on a diplomatic mission to Aldebaran]]
* Aldebaran B (secondary)
 
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In [[2135]], the {{HMS|New Zealand}} was launched from [[Earth]] on a diplomatic mission to Aldebaran. It was listed on the chart ''Interstellar Expeditions to Sectors 184/02-185/38: Launched From Sol System, Earth Dates 2123-2190'', which was seen on a screen in [[Jean-Luc Picard]]'s [[ready room]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. ({{TNG-R|Up The Long Ladder}}, ''okudagram'')
** Aldebaran I
 
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** Aldebaran II
 
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A few years before [[2267]], [[Janet Wallace|Janet]] and [[Theodore Wallace]] performed experiments using [[carbohydrate]] compounds to slow the aging of [[plant]]s at a [[Federation]] [[outpost]] on [[Aldebaran III]]. ({{TOS|The Deadly Years}})
** [[Aldebaran III]]
 
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** [[Aldebaran colony]]
 
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In [[2293]], the location of Aldebaran in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was labeled in the [[star chart]] ''The Explored Galaxy'', which was seen in [[James T. Kirk]]'s [[quarters]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}. ({{film|6}}, ''okudagram'')
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In [[2345]], [[Michael O'Brien]] sent a recorded audition of his son [[Miles O'Brien]] playing the [[cello]] to the [[Aldebaran Music Academy]]. ({{DS9|Shadowplay}})
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== Products ==
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[[Aldebaran whiskey]] and Aldebaran drum sets were products made in this system. ({{ENT|Zero Hour}}; {{TNG|Relics}})
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== Appendices ==
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=== See also ===
 
* [[Aldebaron III]]
 
* [[Aldebaron colony]]
   
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
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Aldebaran was a real star. According to [[Startrek.com]], Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri) was a [[spectral type]] K5 star located 68 light years from Sol. {{st.com|aldebaran|}}
Aldebaran was mentioned as a small note on a very large [[star chart]] graphic created for [[TNG]]: "[[Conspiracy]]." It was the image behind the chair in the room where [[Dexter Remmick]] was [[starfleet casualties|killed]]. It appears to be located within an outlined block, which may indicate that it was surrounded or was even a part of [[Federation]] territory at the time.
 
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For the remastered episode "Up The Long Ladder", Aldebaran replaced [[Alderaan]].
   
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According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pg. 60), Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri) was a [[multiple star system|quadrinary star system]]. Aldebaran A was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|K-class star]] with a magnitude of -1, which was a hundred times brighter than [[Sol]]. Aldebaran B and C were K-class stars and Aldebaran D was an M-class star.
Aldebaran is a real system in the Taurus [[constellation]]. Its primary component is a [[red giant]] [[star]] ([[spectral class]] K5III) and another minor companion is a dim [[red dwarf]] (spectral class M2). Aldebaran means "he who follows" in Arabic, since the star seems to follow the [[Pleiades Cluster]] across [[Earth]]'s sky.
 
   
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A scene from the script of {{TNG|The Dauphin}} would have had Enterprise scheduled to visit a place called [[Aldebaran Zeta]].
==Other Facts==
 
Aldebaran was mentioned in the spoof of Star Trek Voyager starring captain Janeway and Other actors from the series, Frasier. In this it was mentioned that Alderberians were humanoids with four tounges, at which a joke is promptly made.
 
   
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*{{wikipedia|Aldebaran}}
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Revision as of 10:28, 31 March 2015

The Explored Galaxy

The location of Aldebaran in "The Explored Galaxy" star chart

Aldebaran was the primary of its star system. This star was located near the Ficus sector. (TNG: "Contagion"; TNG-R: "Up The Long Ladder", okudagram)

Lifeforms

Aldebaran's system was inhabited by intelligent and non-intelligent lifeforms. These included Humans, mud leeches, serpents, and shellmouths. (TOS: "Amok Time", "The Deadly Years"; TNG: "Hide and Q"; ENT: "Anomaly")

History

Expeditions from Sol System, 2123–2190 remastered

HMS New Zealand on a diplomatic mission to Aldebaran

In 2135, the HMS New Zealand was launched from Earth on a diplomatic mission to Aldebaran. It was listed on the chart Interstellar Expeditions to Sectors 184/02-185/38: Launched From Sol System, Earth Dates 2123-2190, which was seen on a screen in Jean-Luc Picard's ready room aboard the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG-R: "Up The Long Ladder", okudagram)

A few years before 2267, Janet and Theodore Wallace performed experiments using carbohydrate compounds to slow the aging of plants at a Federation outpost on Aldebaran III. (TOS: "The Deadly Years")

In 2293, the location of Aldebaran in the Milky Way Galaxy was labeled in the star chart The Explored Galaxy, which was seen in James T. Kirk's quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-A. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, okudagram)

In 2345, Michael O'Brien sent a recorded audition of his son Miles O'Brien playing the cello to the Aldebaran Music Academy. (DS9: "Shadowplay")

Products

Aldebaran whiskey and Aldebaran drum sets were products made in this system. (ENT: "Zero Hour"; TNG: "Relics")

Appendices

See also

Background

Aldebaran was a real star. According to Startrek.com, Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri) was a spectral type K5 star located 68 light years from Sol. [1]

For the remastered episode "Up The Long Ladder", Aldebaran replaced Alderaan.

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pg. 60), Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri) was a quadrinary star system. Aldebaran A was a K-class star with a magnitude of -1, which was a hundred times brighter than Sol. Aldebaran B and C were K-class stars and Aldebaran D was an M-class star.

A scene from the script of TNG: "The Dauphin" would have had Enterprise scheduled to visit a place called Aldebaran Zeta.

External links