Kaus Borealis
Kaus Borealis (Lambda Sagittarii) is a star that hosts a planetary system, including the planet Chalna.
Star
Kaus Borealis, also known as Lambda Sagittarii, is a single star within the Patriarchy Sector, and within the Milky Way’s Alpha Quadrant.
The star is approximately 78.2 light years from Sol (Earth). Its average apparent magnitude, as viewed from Earth, is 2.8, and its absolute visual magnitude is 0.9, making it about 37 times brighter than Sol. It is an orange subgiant with a stellar classification of K1 and an average temperature of about 3,925 degrees Kelvin. (See also the Astronomical Terms Database.)
Planetary System
The Kaus Borealis star hosts an inhabited planetary system with no less than five planets. Chalna, the fifth planet within the planetary system, is the Chalnoth homeworld.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard, of the U.S.S. Stargazer, NCC-2893, visited Chalna, circa Stardate 15400.
Cartography
Star Fleet Cartography’s star chart number fs-sc-2 15 29 980 84 21506.05 depicts the relative position in space of Kaus Borealis (Lambda Sagittarii), within the Patriarchy Sector.
