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For other uses, see Proxima.

Proxima (also known as Proxima Centauri or Alpha Centauri C), along with companion stars named Rigil and Quindar, is part of the Alpha Centauri trinary star system in Federation space, located a few parsecs from Earth. At 4.2 light-years distance, Proxima is the closest stellar body to the Sol system. (TOS novel: Mission to Horatius)

Specifics[]

Proxima Centauri was a red dwarf star. (ST reference: Star Trek Maps, Last Unicorn RPG modules: Planets of the UFP, Star Trek: The Next Generation Core Game Book)

The system's other two stars were 30 to 40 AU apart. Proxima orbited both at a distance more than 400 times that distance, about 0.6 light years away. (TOS novels: Time for Yesterday, Federation, Crisis on Centaurus)

Proxima made life possible in the trinary system. Its trajectory pushed comets inward, providing the system's planets with abundant water and atmospheric gases, and sped up the evolution of life there, while also creating more extinction-level events. (TLE novel: The Buried Age)

Federation starships called USS Proxima were named as such for this location. (ST references: Star Fleet Technical Manual, Spaceflight Chronology)

History[]

In 2154, a Klingon warship was spotted near Proxima Colony after a group of augments commandeered a Klingon Bird-of-Prey. It was speculated that this ship could have been conducting reconnaissance for a possible future strike which ultimately didn't happen. (ENT episode: "Borderland")

System makeup[]

Alpha Centauri trinary star systemProxima

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Stars, systems and objects of the Centaurus constellation
1 CentauriAlpha Centauri (Rigil KentaurusQuindarProxima) • Beta CentauriTau CentauriTheta CentauriZeta Centauri the galaxy's Beta Quadrant icon image.
Alpha Centauri sector
Alpha Centauri system Alpha Centauri A (primary)Alpha Centauri I • II. Behemoth (Alpha Centauri II-A) • Alpha Centauri III (1 moon) • IV. Centaurus (2 moons) • Alpha Centauri V (2 moons) • Alpha Centauri VI (8 moons) • VII. Al RijilAlpha Centauri VIIIAlpha Centauri IXAlpha Centauri XAlpha Centauri XIAlpha Centauri XIIAlpha Centauri XIIIToralon Centauran icon image. Centauran icon image. Federation icon image.
Alpha Centauri BOlson • II. New MontanaPerry • III. Lang • IV. Kent
Proxima CentauriProxima Centauri (Proxima Maintenance Yards) • Proxima Centauri I (Proxima Centauri I-A) • Proxima Centauri IIProxima AlphaProxima Beta
Centauran stars and star systems
Centauran home system (Alpha Centauri): Rigil Kentaurus (Alpha Centauri A)Quindar (Alpha Centauri B)Proxima (Alpha Centauri C) Federation icon image. the galaxy's Alpha and Beta Quadrants icon image. Centauran icon image. Centauran icon image.
Alpha Canus Majoris/Alpha CanarisArabennBeta RigaliaEgara 172KolitorIllexLaxes AlphaLeoxaLuris EtaMaven ParsisMegolarMinarcis AlphaMolinusMoxenalusOronessOsirisParsus IndiPillas MinoraPiramPrincipPrincipius MidosQuadrixRidixSestarci 124SingularitySiriusTarletus
Alpha and Beta Quadrant stars and star systems (P)
P4T-16 SingularityPaeganPadoraPaggaruPagoxPal's StarPalgrenaxPalimerPallas 14Pallas 785PallusPalvarlionPandiraPan'nethPanteraParadaneParadoxParamindas 575ParanonPareleonPariParidesParkaParlurParmunParoxParrasParsentesParsionParvoParvokParziunPasadoranPasara MajorisPascalPashaPateraPatra TorPatriaPattonPavaPedaraPele VortexPelhamPelionePellaPel'vorPelavosPelkaidPellionPemPenchanPenrekPenta DoraPenta ElvaPenta GaraPenta KirenPenta LemaPenta MelaPenta MoriPenta ViriPentamPentaraPentarusPentisPentoxPenvadaPeralaxPerenaPeriponPernenPerrenPerrexPerriazPerrienPerseant AlphaPer'tethPerxierPetraPeyorisPeyraPhadPhaedusPharaPharos 625PhaxPhenroPherodPhiPhi DeltaPhi KappaPhi PumaPhicusPhidianPhillo'tokPhi UnicornisPhon'tekPhridenPhygmaPiachiPilarPilarPilderaPilkorPinavPinikouPiras ZetaPirzonPiserPit of GilgameshPitcara PrimePithecus MajorusPi'varaPledoraPlemoxPleth'raPluroPochianPoketaPolidexPolinPoliraPolloxPol'taraPolluxaraPol'vadiPolydorusPolymaxPo'mekPonzoxPorabonPorrimaPorsukPorxienPosaraPoselPosellPoservozPoth'mekPranPraetusPravianPreficonPrentuPrezanPrimidaraPrioxPrometheusProtariProteusProtofProvidenceProxmanProxusPSR 418-D/1015.3PukierPulolPuniexPuriazPutakPuxamPuxasPX1N4-152 SingularityPyraPyrenPyrimiisPyris Alpha and Beta Quadrant icon image.
Alpha Quadrant stars and systems (P) Pegasus MajorPeliar ZelPeliosPentathPentharaPersephonePeyitPortasPrexnakPriamPrijipatiProsennaPsi-5 AurigaePsi SerpentisPyrelliaPyrithia Alpha Quadrant icon image.
Beta Quadrant stars and systems (P) p EridaniPaghPahvoPallorParsus IndiPaxarPerenPeritheesPhardosPhebenPhi VirginisPhylosPi HydraePi MensaePi-3 OrionisPictaeP'JemPollusPolluxP'rangPriorsProcyonProcyon AProximaProxima CanarisPsi CancriPsi Velorum Beta Quadrant icon image.
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 AbyssAndreaAndrekAndrocusAneldaAneziraAnkiAngosiaAnnobonAnrakAnretaAntasAntedeAntiacusAntideAntigoneAntiliosAntipathyAntonehkAntos 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) • AlgolAlgiraAlkaidAlmachAlmathaAlpha 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 PhoenicisAlpha PictorisAlpha PrimeAlpha ScorpiiAlpha VirginisAlpha VolantisAlpha ZetaAlphardAlshemaliAlterfAlungisAmarAmargosaAmiriiAndoriaAngelAnkaaAntaresArchanisArcherArgeliusArgelius BAridedAviorAxanarAzhaAzraga the galaxy's Beta Quadrant icon image.

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