STAR
Quindar
Description:	M red giant
Affiliation:	Federation
Location:	Beta Quadrant
Distance from Sol:	4 ly
Constellation:	Centaurus constellation
Bayer system name:	Alpha-2 Centauri

Quindar (Alpha Centauri B, or Alpha-2 Centauri) is a star, located about four light-years away from Earth and the Sol system, near the border of the Beta Quadrant. Quindar, along with primary star Rigil and companion star Proxima, is part of the Alpha Centauri trinary system, visible from Earth in the constellation of Centaurus. Quindar was a K class orange star that was part of territory claimed by Earth in the 21st century, and was then located in Federation space when Earth became a founding member of that government.

The Federation starship USS Quindar was named for this location. (TOS references: Star Fleet Technical Manual, Spaceflight Chronology, Star Charts)

Quindar had a number of planets, of which four—Olson, Perry, Lang and Kent—were all destroyed when it expanded into a red giant due to premature aging caused by a time distortion. (TOS - The Yesterday Saga novel: Time for Yesterday)

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Stars, systems and objects of the Centaurus constellation
1 Centauri • Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus • Quindar • Proxima) • Zeta Centauri

Alpha Centauri star system

Alpha Centauri A (primary) • Alpha Centauri I • II. Behemoth • Alpha Centauri III (1 moon) • IV. Centaurus (2 moons) • Alpha Centauri V (2 moons) • Alpha Centauri VI (8 moons) • VII. Al Rijil • Alpha Centauri VIII • Alpha Centauri IX • Alpha Centauri X • Alpha Centauri XI • Alpha Centauri XII • Alpha Centauri XIII Alpha Centauri B • Olson • II. New Montana • Perry • III. Lang • IV. Kent Proxima Centauri • Proxima II • Proxima Alpha • Proxima Beta • Proxima Maintenance Yards

BackgroundEdit

According to "real" astronomy, the second component of Alpha Centauri is a class K1V orange star.