Aldhibain, also known as Eta Draconis or 14 Draconis, was a star system in the Alpha Quadrant. (ENT: "Cold Front")
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This was a binary system. The primary star Aldhibain (the proper name for Eta Draconis A) was a G-type giant. Its companion star was the K-type dwarf Eta Draconis B.
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The Aldhibain system was visible from Earth in the constellation Draco. It was approximately 92.1 light years from Sol.
In the 2150s, this system's position was labeled on an United Earth star chart which was displayed in several crew and guest quarters aboard the Enterprise. (Star Trek: Enterprise, set decoration)
This star system was only mentioned in writing.
In the real world, Eta Draconis A was known as Athebyne. For a long time, until 2016 when it was given its formal name by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), it was known as Aldhibayn, a name it shared with Zeta Draconis.
External links[]
- Eta Draconis at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Eta Draconis at Wikipedia