Arcturus

Arcturus (or Alpha Bootis) was a red giant star and primary of the Arcturus system, located 36.7 light years from Sol.


 * Alpha Bootis (primary)
 * Arcturus I
 * Arcturus II
 * Arcturus III
 * Arcturus IV

Background

 * In the story outline for, "a Class M planet in the Arcturus system" was said to be the origin of "the intelligent Lemur-life", examples of which were intended to constitute one of the captive species in that episode's menagerie. (The Making of Star Trek, p. 59)
 * According to the non-canon novel The Entropy Effect, Arcturus was a mostly neutral territory almost exactly equidistant between Federation, Romulan, and Klingon space.
 * In the novel The Lost Years, Leonard McCoy travels to a planet named Arcturus, outside the Federation in an unnamed star system. The planet was in a state of total anarchy, with individual property owners using shields around the perimeters of their lands for security.
 * According to the Star Trek: Star Charts, on page 44, this was in the Alpha Quadrant. This system was a stop on the Vulcan trade routes in the 22nd century. Arcturus was a Federation system.