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Altair

Altair System

[01] Star Trek Federation Canon History

Destination of the USS Enterprise under Captain Kirk in TOS: "Amok Time" before Spock underwent pon farr and diverted to Vulcan.

First Contact Record: 22nd Century

SYSTEM WORLDS & HABITABILITY CLASSIFICATION:

Altair VI is an advanced Class M member world with deep diplomatic heritage. Known for ceremonial coronation summits attended by starship flagships.

[02] Empirical Astronomical Specifications

One of the vertices of the Summer Triangle. Altair rotates so quickly (286 km/s at equator) that it is significantly oblate and flattened at its poles, creating severe gravity darkening.

REAL CONFIRMED EXOPLANETS & DEBRIS DISKS:

Rapid oblate rotation (equator bulges by 20%, rotating in ~9 hours) makes exoplanet detection challenging via radial velocity.

[⊕] Stellar Telemetry

Catalog Designation	α Aquilae / HIP 97649 / HD 187642
Spectral Type	A7 V (Fast-Rotating White Dwarf)
Parallax Distance	16.73 Light-Years
Effective Temp	7,700 Kelvin
Solar Luminosity	10.6000 L☉
Solar Mass	1.790 M☉
Solar Radius	1.630 R☉
Right Ascension	19h 50m 46.99s
Declination	+08° 52′ 05.9″
Affiliation	United Federation of Planets

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[3D] Sector Cartography Offset

Rel. to Sector 001 (Sol):
X: 11.23 LY
Y: 10.14 LY
Z: 6.28 LY