The USS Enterprise and Einstein-Rosen Ouroboros approach hypergiant Lloyd Zeta in 2269.
A hypergiant was a type of star which was more massive than a supergiant.
History and specifics[]
Hypergiants can reach a diameter of 6.7 AU, 1 billion kilometers. Eta Carinae's primary was a hypergiant 90 times larger than Sol. (ST reference: The Official Guide to Our Universe)
Known hypergiants included a red hypergiant studied by the Enterprise in 2153, (ENT episode: "Cogenitor") Lloyd Zeta, which was prevented from going supernova by the USS Enterprise in 2269 (TOS - Year Five comics: "Issue 1", "Issue 2") and a blue hypergiant known to the USS Voyager-A in 2384. (PRD episode: "Imposter Syndrome")
The energy radiated by a hypergiant was required to control the dark matter anomaly in 3190. (DSC episode: "The Examples")
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| Stellar classification | |
|---|---|
| By class and type | class O blue-violet star • class B blue star • class A blue-white star • class F white star (white dwarf) • class G yellow star (yellow dwarf • yellow giant) • class K orange star (orange giant) • class M red star (red dwarf • red giant • red supergiant) • boson star • brown dwarf • green star • N-type star • R-type star • S-type star • D-type star |
| By size or makeup | black hole/black star • carbon star • dwarf star (brown dwarf • red dwarf • white dwarf • yellow dwarf) • giant star (blue giant • red giant • orange giant • yellow giant) • Lazarus star • microstar • neutron star (collapsar • magnetar • pulsar) • protostar • supergiant • hypergiant • variable star • white hole • Wolf-Rayet star |
Appearances and references[]
- ENT episode: "Cogenitor"
- ST reference: The Official Guide to Our Universe
- TOS - Year Five comic: "Issue 1"
- TOS - Year Five comic: "Issue 2"
- DSC episode: "The Examples"
- PRD episode: "Imposter Syndrome"
External links[]
- Hypergiant article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Hypergiant article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.