Beta Cygni, also known as Albireo and Cygnia Minor, was a trinary star with an associated star system visible from Earth in the Cygnus constellation about 400 light years from Sol, and was located in the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant.
History and specifics[]
Beta Cygni consisted of a type G yellow giant primary, a type B blue star and an type F white dwarf. The dwarf was a variable star with a 27-year cycle that created periods of high radiation. (ST reference: Star Trek Maps)
On one star chart, Beta Cygni was located in the Alpha Quadrant along a route from Sol to Beta Lyrae. (ST reference: Star Charts)
The trinary star's orbit included six planets, including Albireo II. (FASA RPG module: The Federation)
In the 22nd century, a Federation colony was established on the second planet. The white dwarf's radiation cycles periodically killed their field crops. (ST reference: Star Trek Maps)
By the mid-24th century, Albireo was part of territory disputed between the Breen and the Sheliak. In 2360, the USS Portia under the command of Jean-Luc Picard traveled in the direction of Kitalpha, then toward Albireo in a course meant to avoid territories of the Breen Confederacy and Sheliak Corporate. (TLE novel: The Buried Age)
In 2369, the USS Fearless was assigned to visit Beta Cygni for a planetary mapping mission. (TNG episode: "Chain of Command")
System makeup[]
- Beta Cygni system trinary star
- Beta Cygni I
- Beta Cygni II (Albireo II)
- Beta Cygni III
- Beta Cygni IV
- Beta Cygni V
- Beta Cygni VI
Appendices[]
Connections[]
| Stars, systems and objects of the Cygnus constellation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Cygni • 61 Cygni (Tellar) • Alpha Cygni (Deneb) • Beta Cygni (Albireo; Cygnia Minor) • Cygnus Reach • Delta Cygni (Delta Cygnus) • Gamma Cygnet region (Gamma Cygnet planetoid • Gamma Cygni (Sadr, 37 Cygni) • Tree of Life planetoid) • Cygnus system • Epsilon Cygni • Omega Cygni (Maluria • Cygnet) • Theta Cygni • Veil Nebula • Ylva Cygni • Cygnia Miros • Cygni Ora | 
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cygnus system | Cygnus system primary star: Cygnus III • Cygnus IV • Cygnus VII | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cygni system | Cygni system primary star: Cygni I • Cygni II • Cygni III | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References[]
- TNG episode: "Chain of Command"
- TLE novel: The Buried Age
- ST reference: Star Trek Maps
- ST reference: Star Charts
- FASA RPG module: The Federation
External links[]
- Beta Cygni article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Albireo article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Beta Cygni article at EarthSky.