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Capella

Capella System

[01] Star Trek Federation Canon History

Site of TOS: "Friday's Child". Kirk, Spock, and McCoy negotiated mining rights with the Teer of the Tenrec tribe while evading Klingon saboteurs and helping deliver the baby Leonard James Akaar.

First Contact Record: 2267 (USS Enterprise diplomatic mission)

SYSTEM WORLDS & HABITABILITY CLASSIFICATION:

Capella IV is a rugged Class M world rich in topaline deposits, inhabited by the tall, martial Capellan culture who value physical prowess and formal honor.

[02] Empirical Astronomical Specifications

The brightest star in Auriga and sixth brightest overall. A rare close binary composed of two giant stars in active helium-burning phases orbiting every 104 days.

REAL CONFIRMED EXOPLANETS & DEBRIS DISKS:

Complex quadruple star system consisting of two pairs of binary stars (two yellow giants, and two faint red dwarfs).

[⊕] Stellar Telemetry

Catalog Designation α Aurigae / HIP 24608 / HD 34029
Spectral Type G3 III + G1 III (Quadruple Giant)
Parallax Distance 42.90 Light-Years
Effective Temp 4,970 Kelvin
Solar Luminosity 78.7000 L☉
Solar Mass 2.568 M☉
Solar Radius 11.980 R☉
Right Ascension 05h 16m 41.36s
Declination +45° 59′ 52.8″
Affiliation Federation Protectorate / Treaty Alliance
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[3D] Sector Cartography Offset

Rel. to Sector 001 (Sol):
X: -18.42 LY
Y: -32.14 LY
Z: 21.05 LY