Bellatrix, or Gamma Orionis, was a star with an associated system located in the Bellatrix sector of the Gamma Orionis sector block, in the Beta Quadrant in Federation space. (STO video game: Star Trek Online, ST reference: Star Charts)
Location
Known space map showing Bellatrix.
Bellatrix consisted of only a single B class blue star, which had a brightness of magnitude −3. (ST reference: Star Trek Maps, ST reference: Star Charts)
Bellatrix, along with Kessik and FGC-82659, was one of three points in space that defined the boundaries of the Delta Triangle. (SCE eBook: Where Time Stands Still, ST reference: Star Charts)
Details
The Federation starship USS Bellatrix was named for this location. (ST reference: Star Fleet Technical Manual)
There was an Orion settlement on Bellatrix V. (VOY video game: Elite Force)
The Bellatrix system was not a member of the Federation. (ST reference: Star Charts)
Planets
Appendices
Background
Some information about the real-life characteristics of Gamma Orionis are derived from modern astronomy, as described on the Wikipedia page for this topic. It has the stellar classification B2III, and is visible from Earth in the constellation of Orion, 240 light-years distant.
No history or specifics are established for this location in Starfleet Command III, as its name was arbitrarily selected for a Federation system on the game map by the game software, with random attributes.
In VOY episode: "Relativity", Kathryn Janeway identifies "Bellatrix" as an Arabic name, although the word is actually Latin.
Appendices
Connections
| Stars, systems and objects of the Orion constellation |
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| 46 Orionis (Alnilam, Epsilon Orionis) • 54 Orionis (Chi-1 Orionis, Coridan) • 74 Orionis • Alnilam (46 Orionis, Epsilon Orionis) • Alnitak (Zeta Orionis) • Bellatrix (Gamma Orionis) • Alpha Orionis (Betelgeuse) • Beta Orionis (Rigel) • Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis) • Chi-1 Orionis (54 Orionis, Coridan) • Coridan (54 Orionis, Chi-1 Orionis) • Delta Orionis (Mintaka) • Epsilon Orionis (Alnilam, 46 Orionis) • Gamma Orionis (Bellatrix) • Mintaka (Delta Orionis) • Orion system (Pi-3 Orionis) • Pi-3 Orionis (Orion system) • Rigel (Beta Orionis) • Sigma-1014 Orionis • Zeta Orionis (Alnitak) |
| Gamma Orionis sector block | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bellatrix sector | Bellatrix • Mutara Nebula • Vorn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cestus sector | Cestus system (Cestus III) • Hotep system | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Galdonterre sector | Alini system • Galdonterre system (Galdonterre) • Kessik system • Sibiran system | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mutara sector | Ceti Alpha system • Mutara Nebula (Mutara system) • Noro system • Scalos system • TRD0720 system • Quadra Sigma system | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- VOY episode: "Relativity"
External links
- Bellatrix article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Bellatrix article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
