- For other uses, see Pollux.
Pollux (or Beta Geminorum) is a star with an associated star system, located in the Beta Quadrant, in Federation space. Pollux is around 33 light-years from Earth, where it is visible as part of the constellation of Gemini. Pollux is a K0IIIb class orange star, an orange giant. (ST reference: Star Charts)
The Federation starships USS Pollux, including the Pollux-class, were named for this location.
Locations
The star system at Pollux contains the planet Pollux II. (TOS comic: "All of Me")
The Pollux system is the location of the planet Pollux IV. (TOS episode: "Who Mourns for Adonais?")
The star system at Pollux contains the planet Pollux V. (TOS video game: 25th Anniversary)
- In TNG video game: Birth of the Federation, the orbital configuration of the game map star systems was randomly generated each time a new game started.
System
Appendices
Connections
| Stars, systems and objects of the Gemini constellation |
|---|
| 37 Geminorum (Kantare) • Alpha Geminorum (Castor) • Beta Geminorum (Pollux) • Delta Geminorum (Goren) • Epsilon Geminorum • Gamma Geminorum (Alhena) • Iota Geminorum (Tribble system) • Kappa Geminorum • Lambda Geminorum • Rho Geminorum (Preenos) • Sigma Geminorum • Xi Geminorum (Alzirr) • Zeta Geminorum (Maximilian) |
External links
- Pollux article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Pollux (star) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.