Epsilon Aurigae (also known as Maaz or 7 Aurigae) is a star system, a binary star in Federation space in the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant.
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Epsilon Aurigae B is a red giant 2,500 million miles in diameter. In the 20th century, it was the largest-known star. (Star Trek Annual 1986 article: Star Facts)
Maaz is orbited by a planetary system that includes the world Maaz II. The Maaz system is visible from Earth in the Sol system, 2,000 light-years distant, as part of Human history's Auriga constellation.
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Stars, systems and objects of the Auriga constellation |
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4 Aurigae (Omega Aurigae) • 7 Aurigae (Epsilon Aurigae, Maaz) • 8 Aurigae (Sadatoni, Zeta Aurigae) • 13 Aurigae (Alpha Aurigae, Capella) • 33 Aurigae (Delta Aurigae, Prijipati) • 34 Aurigae (Beta Aurigae, Menkalinan) • 56 Aurigae (Psi-5 Aurigae, Pyrellia) • 329 Aurigae • Alpha Aurigae (13 Aurigae, Capella) • Beta Aurigae (34 Aurigae, Menkalinan) • Capella (13 Aurigae, Alpha Aurigae) • Gamma Aurigae (aka Beta Tauri, El Nath) • Delta Aurigae (33 Aurigae, Prijipati) • Epsilon Aurigae (7 Aurigae, Maaz) • Menkalinan (34 Aurigae, Beta Aurigae) • Omega Aurigae (4 Aurigae) • Perseus sector (Megara system/329 Aurigae) • Prijipati (33 Aurigae, Delta Aurigae) • Psi Aurigae (Psi-5 Aurigae/56 Aurigae/Pyrellia) • Sadatoni (8 Aurigae, Zeta Aurigae) |
References[]
- TOS - Star Trek Annual 1986 comic: "Star Facts"
- ST video game: Starfleet Command
- ST video game: Starfleet Command II: Empires at War
- ST video game: Starfleet Command: Orion Pirates
- ST video game: Starfleet Command III
External links[]
- Epsilon Aurigae article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Epsilon Aurigae article at Astronomy.com.