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[[File:Shirkahr2237.jpg|thumb|The surface of planet [[Vulcan]] and its sister planet on the horizon]] |
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[[File:Delta Vega Vulcan system.jpg|thumb|[[Delta Vega (Vulcan system)|Delta Vega]] in the [[alternate reality]]]] |
[[File:Delta Vega Vulcan system.jpg|thumb|[[Delta Vega (Vulcan system)|Delta Vega]] in the [[alternate reality]]]] |
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| − | The '''Vulcan system''' is a [[star system]] located a little over sixteen [[light year]]s from [[Sol]], |
+ | The '''Vulcan system''' is a [[star system]] located a little over sixteen [[light year]]s from [[Sol]], in the [[Alpha Quadrant]], in close proximity to [[Sirius]] and [[Memory Alpha]]. ({{ENT|Home|Daedalus}}; {{TNG|Conspiracy}}) |
| + | The system contained the [[Class M]] [[planet]] [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]], [[homeworld]] of the [[humanoid]] [[Vulcan]]s, founding members of the [[United Federation of Planets]]. The planet was also home to such native animals as the [[Le-matya]], [[Sehlat]], the [[Vulcan marsupial]] and the [[Vulcan sandworm]]. ({{TAS|Yesteryear}}; {{ENT|Kir'Shara|Regeneration}}; {{VOY|Life Line}}) The Vulcan system also included a large sister planet of Vulcan. ({{TAS|Yesteryear}}) |
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| ⚫ | ''In the [[alternate reality]], [[Delta Vega (Vulcan system)|Delta Vega]] was an icy |
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| ⚫ | ''In the [[alternate reality]], [[Delta Vega (Vulcan system)|Delta Vega]] was an icy Class M planet in the Vulcan system, home to animals such as the [[drakoulias]] and the [[hengrauggi]]. Its orbit carried it near enough to {{alt|Vulcan}} that the other planet could be seen from Delta Vega's surface.'' ({{film|11}}) |
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| + | ''In [[2258]], [[Nero]] destroyed the planet Vulcan from the Vulcan system, leaving a small [[black hole]] in its place.'' ({{film|11}}) |
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== Appendices == |
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The surface of planet Vulcan and its sister planet on the horizon
Delta Vega in the alternate reality
The Vulcan system is a star system located a little over sixteen light years from Sol, in the Alpha Quadrant, in close proximity to Sirius and Memory Alpha. (ENT: "Home", "Daedalus"; TNG: "Conspiracy")
The system contained the Class M planet Vulcan, homeworld of the humanoid Vulcans, founding members of the United Federation of Planets. The planet was also home to such native animals as the Le-matya, Sehlat, the Vulcan marsupial and the Vulcan sandworm. (TAS: "Yesteryear"; ENT: "Kir'Shara", "Regeneration"; VOY: "Life Line") The Vulcan system also included a large sister planet of Vulcan. (TAS: "Yesteryear")
The Vulcan sun was so bright, as seen from the planet Vulcan, that it had caused the evolution of the Vulcan inner eyelid. (TOS: "Operation -- Annihilate!")
In the alternate reality, Delta Vega was an icy Class M planet in the Vulcan system, home to animals such as the drakoulias and the hengrauggi. Its orbit carried it near enough to Vulcan that the other planet could be seen from Delta Vega's surface. (Star Trek)
In 2258, Nero destroyed the planet Vulcan from the Vulcan system, leaving a small black hole in its place. (Star Trek)
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T'Khut and its moon seen from the surface of Vulcan
Two other worlds in the Vulcan system seen from the surface of Vulcan
The original theatrical edit of Star Trek: The Motion Picture depicted four large orbs in the Vulcan sky. They were removed in the DVD release of the director's edition of The Motion Picture and replaced by an orange sky. According to Star Trek: Communicator (issue 136, p. 27), the additional planets were removed for the reason that the scene took place during daytime, so a night sky was not appropriate, and they were elements that distracted the viewer from a scene intended to take place on a far-off monastic temple. Vulcan in and of itself was considered to be interesting enough without cluttering the sky with these planets.
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.
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.
Recent discoveries have confirmed the likely presence of at least three planets in the Epsilon Eridanii system. [1]