Jim Phaserman 0 Posted April 20, 2005 Okay, I know where Wolf 359 is, I know where Alpha Centauris A and B are, and Proxima Centauri, but my question is, what star does Vulcan orbit around? The following is a list of all stars known to be within 27 LY of Earth. Alpha Centauri A Alpha Centauri B Proxima Centauri Sirius A and B Procyon A and B LHS 1565 DX Cancri Wolf 359 Ross 128 Bernard's Star Lalande 21185 Struve 2398 A and B Ross 154 Epsilon Eridani Tau Ceti UV Ceti and Luyten 726-8A Groombridge 34 A and B Ross 248 Lacaille 9352 EZ Aquarii A, B and C (Yes, a three-star system!) Epsilon Indi 61 Cygni A and B now, most of these probably have a habitable zone. a few are binari systems, with one Trinari. Procyon, Tau Ceti, and maybe Alpha Centauri A or B could support life, as all are just about the same size as our sun. Sirius MIGHT, but any planet in the habitable zone would be wracked by gravity because of the closeness of the Alpha and Bravo stars. But where in the Galaxy is Vulcan? Is it around one of these local stars? Is it farther than 27 LY away? Where is it!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ARMS 0 Posted April 20, 2005 I'm glad someone else asked this, it's been bugging me a while.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spockstellaiter 0 Posted April 20, 2005 Nooo idea. somewhere close to earth? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Takara_Soong 4 Posted April 20, 2005 From what I can make out in my Star Trek Star Charts (non-canon), Vulcan is approximately 25 light years from Earth in the Beta Quadrant. Name of Primary: 40 Eridani A (Omicron 2 Ceti)Type: Trinary Spectral Class: K1V Absolute Magnitude: 6.0 Number of Planets: 3 Inhabited Planets: 1 Hope that helps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Phaserman 0 Posted April 20, 2005 K1V? That's possible, and it is confirmed that there are planets orbiting it. What's probably likely is if it is in that system, Vulcan is actually a moon of one of the Giants orbiting 40 Erindi A, and is warmed by the heat put out by the Giant, as well as the star. Remember, Jupiter keeps Io and Europa warm enough that both of them DO have liquid water, so this is probably more likely than Vulcan being a solitary planet. However, there is a Habitable zone around 40 E A, and it's distance would put it about the same distance from 40 E A as Mercury, which could explain Vulcan being a High-Gravity, desert world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
