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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")

Appendices

Background information

In the shooting script of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the film would have begun in deep space. After witnessing a supernova, the camera would move on searching for V'ger. In its search, the camera would have seen the "jeweled beauty" of star systems.

External links

Star system at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Star system at Wikipedia
Planetary system at Wikipedia

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-[[File:Veridian system.jpg|thumb|The [[Veridian]] system]]
+[[File:Veridian system.jpg|thumb|The [[Veridian system]]]]
+[[File:USS Stargazer log 1.jpg|thumb|The [[Maxia Zeta system]]]]
-{{bginfo|"Solar System" redirects here. For the star system in which the planet [[Earth]] is located, see [[Sol system]].}}
+{{disambiguation|[[Earth]]'s solar system|Sol system}}
-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]].
+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.}}
-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]].
+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}})
-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 farthest from the star and receives the least energy; [[Pluto]] orbits in the cold zone, where Sol appears merely as another bright star.
 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}})
+In [[2254]], [[Spock]] compared the [[Talos star group]] to the [[Earth]] solar system. ({{TOS|The Cage}})
-{{bginfo|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]].}}
-==See also==
+==Appendices==
+=== Related topics ===
-*[[Stars and stellar bodies|List of stars and stellar bodies]]
+* [[Stars and stellar bodies|List of stars and stellar bodies]]
+=== Background information ===
+In the {{st-minutiae|academy/literature329/tmp.txt|shooting script}} of ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'', the film would have begun in deep [[space]]. After witnessing a [[supernova]], the camera would move on searching for ''[[V'ger]]''. In its search, the camera would have seen the "''jeweled beauty''" of star systems.
+=== External links ===
+* {{mbeta}}
+* {{Wikipedia}}
+* {{Wikipedia|Planetary system}}
-==External links==
-*{{NCwiki}}
-*{{Wikipedia}}
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