Lalande 21185

Lalande 21185 is a red dwarf star (spectral class M2nV), located about 2.5 parsecs (8.21 light years) from Earth, where it is visible in the constellation of Ursa Major. (Reference book: Spaceflight Chronology)

On several occasions in 2364, viewscreen readouts aboard the USS Enterprise-D showed the location of Lalande 21185, in the form of charts from the Enterprise library computer. (TNG episodes: "The Naked Now", "The Last Outpost", "Conspiracy")


 * The Chronology depicted Lalande 21185's name and distance from Earth on star chart illustrations, but since it is a "real" star, modern scientists know a few things about its makeup that weren't in its Star Trek mentions. It is notable that Lalande 21185 was briefly glimpsed onscreen in canon productions of Star Trek because the production staff copied their star charts from the earlier, non-canon Chronology. Given its close proximity to Earth, its possible that Lalande 21185 is in sector 001 and is therefore an Alpha Quadrant star, although this hasn't been stated in Star Trek'' publications.

Links

 * Lalande 21185 at the Internet Stellar Database.
 * Lalande 21185 at SolStation.com.
 * Lalande 21185 at the Internet Stellar Database.
 * Lalande 21185 at SolStation.com.