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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

Appendices[]

Connections[]

Stars, systems and objects of the Cygnus constellation
16 Cygni61 Cygni (Tellar)Alpha Cygni (Deneb)Beta Cygni (Albireo; Cygnia Minor) • Cygnus ReachDelta Cygni (Delta Cygnus) • Gamma Cygnet region (Gamma Cygnet planetoidGamma Cygni (Sadr, 37 Cygni)Tree of Life planetoid) • Cygnus systemEpsilon CygniOmega Cygni (MaluriaCygnet) • Theta CygniVeil NebulaYlva CygniCygnia MirosCygni Ora the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant icon image.
Cygnus system Cygnus system primary star: Cygnus IIICygnus IVCygnus VII
Cygni system Cygni system primary star: Cygni ICygni IICygni III
Alpha and Beta Quadrant stars and star systems (A)
AaladAarakAarraAbakirAbalmaAbassaAbdadiAbelAberrizAbessiaAboiraAbraxasAbrenaAbroraAbroxAb'vekAbyss AlphaAccellusAchillonAcibenAdigeonAdonoloAdraAd'rethAdrian's BaneAd'vethAecupusAeonAerieAerimeaAesaAesirAesuriAetisanAexixAfebraAfervaAflorAfritalisAgbarAgiirratAgricoAhadiAhzdarAia'vadiAiligAinAinaroAindiaAin'TokAirolaAitiAjoraAkemoraAkersAkirenAlabasterAlactiAladfarAladsoAlakAlamedusAlannahAlarisAlastorAlatumAlcyoneAlderamAlderaminAldhanAlelaAlephAleraAlexisianAleydaAlfas DucatAlfin-BernardAlfirkAlforAlfrAlgeridaAlgeronAlilaAliothAlkaluropsAlkukAllendonAlmedoAlmeisanAlmekanAlnathAlnitakAlonsoAlorinaAlpha AldissAlpha ArietisAlpha AtaruAlpha BaratisAlpha CorandaAlpha DarwinAlpha DemetriusAlpha EmoriAlpha Epsilon TauriAlpha EquuleiAlpha FeronisAlpha HeliosAlpha HonorusAlpha HydrosAlpha ImvoriAlpha Is'tekAlpha KirikiAlpha KratoniiAlpha LeporisAlpha Min'rothAlpha MaluriaAlpha Marak 272Alpha NarniaAlpha NemvadiAlpha NexusAlpha NimorraAlpha OmicronAlpha OrionisAlpha OrtelinaAlpha ParnaculonAlpha PerseiAlpha QuarramAlpha SarpeidonAlpha ShiroAlpha SigmaAlpha TauAlpha Tel'rethAlpha TenoriAlpha ThetaAlpha TrimoraAlpha VarangisAlpha VegetisAlpha VergorisAlpha XaridianAlphaxAlsafiAltamidAltaneaAltanis IdrilonAltarAlthosAltorAludraAlulaAlvaradiAlvarkaAlyaAlycenAma DaraanAmalAmanaAmborisAmbrose's StarAmebisAmeldaAmi BeraAmmdonAmonAmpokAmpolisAmstarAmvadaAn DaraanAnaxaAnaxarAndraAndrade AbyssAndreaAndrekAndrocusAneldaAneziraAnkaaAnkiAngosiaAnnobonAnrakAnretaAntasAntedeAntiacusAntideAntigoneAntiliosAntipathyAntonehkAntos VeriaAntrosAnzibarAparchaAphir'kethApniraApriliaApyraAquila ScorpiAr DaraanArachnaeAradaArakAralanAraliAraraArb'saArbutusArcadiaArcan-BetaArcanis MajorisArchernarArchibaldArdajiArdanArdanaAretianArgentomeaArgezArgonaArhenniusAriaAriaxAriannaAridanesAridiaArkabArkenArktoArloffArmusArnabArnebArnebiusArnosAroriArovenArrakisArtaleirhArtemisArvadaAsaraAsearaAsellusAshgraveAshiraAsiti AlphaAsiti BetaAskalifex's SorrowAskalonAsmidiskeAsnethAsta DaraanAstamanteAstareaAsteropeAstra BelAstra BoraAstra EndaAstra FaraAstra ImraAstra InaAstra JelraAstra JoraAstra KaldaAstra KolAstra LeraAstra MelvaAstra MentaAstra NorAstra PevraAstra RendraAstra VeldraAstra VinAstra YaraAstra YeraAstridaAtabisAtaliaAtalisAtana DaraanAtarviAtlasAtriaAtriusAtropiraAtryn'aucdetAugustus GammaAumoide PoreAuvaAveryAvanAvekAv'telAX AraeAxelotAxtoxAyelaAyin AlephAylus AlphaAylus BetaAytaAyvrenAzati PrimeAzedisAzentraAzinda the galaxy's Alpha and Beta Quadrant icon image.
Alpha Quadrant stars and systems (A) AaamazzaraAbilakk AlphaAbilakk BetaAchirdActriumAdhilAdia AlphaAdia BetaAegis AquilaAjirAl NathAlam'ak system (Alam'ak) • AlbireoAlcorAldhibainAlferaz (Alferaz AAlferaz B) • AlgolAlkaidAlmachAlmathaAlpha Andromedae (Alpha Andromedae AAlpha Andromedae B) • Alpha AquariiAlpha AquilaeAlpha AurigaeAlpha BoötisAlpha Canum VenaticorumAlpha CamusAlpha Coronae BorealisAlpha CygniAlpha MajorisAlpha OphiuchiAlpha ProximaAlpha TrianguliAlpha Ursae MajorisAlpha ZariaAlpha-1 AndromedaeAlpha-2 AndromedaeAlpheccaAlpheratzAltairAmlethAnchaAndromedaAnkaroAnticaAntosAnzat AlphaAnzat BetaAokiiAquilaArawathArbazanArchariaArcturusArduriaArgayaArgusArtelineAscellaAtairAtikAureliaAvenal the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant icon image.
Beta Quadrant stars and systems (A) AcamarAchernarAcruxAcubensAdaraAdelphousAdhaferaAdharaAelasAgenaAgornuAgurthaAjilonAkaaliAl NairAlchibahAldebaranAlgorabAlhenaAlkesAlnilamAlpha-2 CentauriAlpha CancriAlpha Canis MinorisAlpha Canis Majoris (Alpha Canis Majoris AAlpha Canis Majoris B) • Alpha CarinaeAlpha Centauri (Alpha Centauri AAlpha Centauri BAlpha Centauri C) • Alpha ChamaeleonisAlpha CirciniAlpha Comae BerenicesAlpha CorviAlpha CrucisAlpha CygniAlpha EridaniAlpha GeminorumAlpha GruisAlpha HydriAlpha LeonisAlpha MensaAlpha MonocerotisAlpha OniasAlpha PictorisAlpha PrimeAlpha ScorpiiAlpha VirginisAlpha VolantisAlpha ZetaAlphardAlshemaliAlterfAlungisAmarAmargosaAmiriiAndoriaAngelAntaresArchanisArcherArgeliusArgelius BAridedAviorAxanarAzhaAzraga the galaxy's Beta Quadrant icon image.
Alpha and Beta Quadrant stars and star systems (B)
B HydriBabylusBaduraBaforBahrBaideusBaj'nethBakadaBakerBakoraBal DaraanBal Quonnot and PojjanPiraKotBaldaraBaldurBalidexBalkaBalkosBallionBal'tekBamirBandorBanraBan'trekBaradexBaradiBarakBaranBarasa AlphaBarasa BetaBaraza GammaBarboxBardeezaBardexBarklayBarnard 183Barnard 392Bar'taraBar'tmanaBarthaBartunuBarzanBatenBatoraBaumeisterBawBaxakBayaraBazronBaz'tekBeaufort VortexBejarusBechdelBekomBelariusBelaruzBelenaBelenniiBelgaraBellexBelmaraBenarBeneraBennusBentixBenziBerakBerasiBerkaidBernardBernayBerryBersallisBersusBestariBetaBeta 6Beta AgniBeta ArantialusBeta ArgothaBeta ArietisBeta AurelonBeta BaraniaBeta BilatusBeta BoraBeta BrenorBeta CabriniBeta CalaraBeta CanzandiaBeta CassiusBeta CepheiBeta ChimeraBeta CorvelaBeta DamoronBeta DeriBeta DraconisBeta EnerasBeta EpsilonBeta FeronisBeta FolorBeta ForminiaBeta GitorBeta GorgoniBeta HaxorBeta HerculaniBeta HeteraBeta HydraBeta Hydra 378Beta HydrosBeta IndiBeta InfiniteBeta IvelaBeta JalonisBeta JolaBeta KentorBeta KodaBeta KonaBeta KrakorBeta KupsicBeta LaerasBeta LeetorBeta LentaBeta Li'odoBeta LoraBeta MagellanBeta MaradaBeta MaradiBeta MariotiaBeta MeraBeta MeranaBeta MinoraBeta MyamidBeta NimaraBeta NiobeBeta NirobiBeta NorabBeta OrigiiBeta OrsilakBeta OrvisBeta PaugdiBeta PentheBeta PortolanBeta PrometheusBeta ProximaBeta QuaternasBeta ReticuliBeta RigalaBeta RigaliaBeta RoxorBeta RunaBeta SargonusBeta SerpentisBeta ScoraataBeta SoraBeta TarsusBeta TriaranBeta Ursae MinorBeta VeldonnaBeta VertisBeta VisaBeta VirgilisBeta XaridianBeta YelaBeta ZetaBeta ZloraBeta'ElanBetazedBethelBetonBetrisius MajorBexemBeyvenBezediBikesBik'vanBilaraBiliuzBimiokBimorBimumBindorBintarBinvekBin'vrakBio'rethBir DaraanBiraBiranBirenBirobBir'tethBiruinBiseraBisiulBisoxBitroxBixiemBletayilB'levBlisnarBlysBoacoBoamBoanaBoggasBokrasiBolari AlphaBolari BetaBolarusBoldasiBoliusBolonaBomelli 709BoquBorBorakaBoreaBorealBorgiaBorigrassBoristarBornarBoron 437BororaBoruBosliaBoteinBovekBoxiezBracasBradleyBral'varaBramonBrandaBraslotaBravanBredaraBre'elBrelgaBrenexBrenottBrentaBrentisBriamosBrijac AlphaBrijac BetaBringloidBrinus ZetaBris'nethBritanniaBriusBrividiBrodarBrol DaraanBronthropBroyanBrun'taraBrutusB'SaariBU1T-61 SingularityBuenoraBularaBulasiBurelaBurran AlphaBurran BetaBurtiraBus'varaBu'uli TevBWCC98Bygoth the galaxy's Alpha and Beta Quadrant icon image.
Alpha Quadrant stars and systems (B) BahamBajorBalancarBalosneeBarkonBarnard's StarBehr'akBeneciaBerengariaBeta 16 CetiBeta AndromedaeBeta AquilaeBeta AurigaeBeta BoötisBeta Canum VenaticorumBeta CetiBeta Comae BerenicesBeta Coronae BorealisBeta CygniBeta DelphiniBeta DraconisBeta HerculisBeta LyraeBeta Maxim 437Beta OphiuchiBeta PerseiBeta Piscis AustralisBeta RennerBeta TauriBeta TrianguliBeta Ursae MajorisB'hava'elB'liiBryma the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant icon image.
Beta Quadrant stars and systems (B) Ba'ajaBaldukBaroliaBarradasBeidBelakBellatrixBenzarBeta AntaresBeta Canis MinorisBeta CarinaeBeta CentauriBeta ColumbaeBeta EridaniBeta GeminorumBeta HydriBeta LankalBeta LeonisBeta Leonis MinorisBeta OctantisBeta OrionisBeta PavonisBeta Pavonis JK-838Beta PictorisBeta RigelBeta StromgrenBeta TheseusBeta ThoridorBeta VirginisBeta VolantisBetelgeuseBheaBlack StarB'MothBolarusBoragiBorethBortasBorkaBresharBrestantBuqretBuruk the galaxy's Beta Quadrant icon image.
Alpha and Beta Quadrant stars and star systems (C)
C-71C-111CaberhardtCada-XCaerulumCainCairnaCalariCalibusCalidanCaliphCalkaCalthosCalufraxCalydonCambelianCambraCameron VortexCamporCamusCandelaCandelarCandessaCandidaCantonCantosCantrelCaoCapernaCapulonCaretaCarmara 712CarmolCarmunCarnerCarrayaCarrekCarsiukCarxalCasiusCasmusCaspanCaspanCasparaCassandraCassiaCassiopeia DeltaCastaraCastellaCastoraCastraCastrolaCatraCatullaCatzaraCawleyCebranaCeladaCelethCelosCelsorCemesiCenturiCephalusCephenesCepheusCerberusCerebusCeriunCerkekCerkerCernenCernialCerralCersiunCersolCertax AlphaCerzomCerzosCeti AncitesCetsaCetsuo's FollyCetusCevrincChadricChaj DaqChalaChalburnaChandraChapinCharbiCharulhCharybdisChaviraChazronCheron VIChi FeronisChi GorgoniChi RhoChi ScorpiiChiaraChiarosChibrexChimenorChirothChIyt'IyqCholmondeleyChononCho'porChorenChorixChotegh ngIyevChristofiChronianChronisterChrysalisChrysonChumbraChunI'HuqChurchillCidasiCillersCintarCirceCirokCita LagaCitoClaneiaClara NieveClarke's AbyssClarke's StarCleonClytomenesCodis AlphaCodis BetaCodis DeltaCodis EpsilonCodis EtaCodis GammaCodis IotaCodis KappaCodis LambdaCodis MuCodis NuCodis OmicronCodis PiCodis ThetaCodis XiCodis ZetaCogenColistarrCollodaComarConiraConstinaConvoraCopernicusCorCoramCordanaCorderaCordivalCorianCorillCorolaCor'tekCorosCorrekCorsenCorvidaeCossinaCostaraCotrokCromiaCryblonCrytoktsC'tinaiaCulunCuralonCygniCygnia MirosCygni OraCygnusCymkoeCymonCynurCyonisCyrus Alpha and Beta Quadrant icon image.
Alpha Quadrant stars and systems (C) CaitCaldikCapellaCapricorn ArdayCardassiaCebelraiCeltrisCharaChi HerculisChin'tokaClarusCor CaroliCorwinCuellarCygnia MinorCzar'ak Alpha Quadrant icon image.
Beta Quadrant stars and systems (C) CalbridenCalderCaldosCanis MinorisCanopusCarinae DeltaCastorCestusCetiCeti AlphaChaltokCheron systems: Cheron (83 Leonis) (Cheron A, Cheron B) • Cheron (Omicron Gruis)Chi-1 OrionisChil'KoChi'tanCJ-884ChironChiron BetaChortCiatellaCimeraCiriniCoridanCorvusCursaCygnet Beta Quadrant icon image.

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