Star system
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A star system is an area of space located around a star, and includes all of the objects that orbit that star, i.e. planets, moons, asteroids, and comets, which are all held in place in the star's gravity well.
The size of a solar system is usually dictated by the extent of a star's gravitational pull on the system. The edge of a system is usually made up of an Oort cloud, which is a layer of ice and debris. (ST reference book: Star Trek: Star Charts).
[edit] Connections
- Star system article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
| Multiverse • Universe • Galaxy | |
|---|---|
| Galactic Regions: | Quadrant • Sector • Cluster • Nebula • Star system |
| System Bodies: | Star • Planet • Planetoid • Dwarf planet • Asteroid • Meteoroid • Comet |
