Star system



A star system (also known as a solar system, a planetary system or simply as a system) is the area around a star (or a group of stars) which contains all of the planets, moons, asteroids, nebulae and other landmarks which are held in place by the star's gravity well. 

Star systems have a habitable zone where the inhabited planets and planets that can be terraformed are located. ( display graphic) A star system's boundaries are marked by the area in which a star or celestial body's gravitational force affects its surrounding environment. Often the edge of these boundaries is a large, thin layer of ice, dust and debris called an Oort cloud. 

Using warp drive to travel from within a solar system to another point in the system is not recommended. The USS Defiant (2370) performed such a maneuver in 2373 in the Bajoran system. 

In 2254, Spock compared the Talos star group to the Earth solar system. 

Related topics

 * List of stars and stellar bodies