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38 Lyncis was a star system in the Beta Quadrant. (SA: "Come, Let's Away")
Components
Stellar system
This was a quaternary system. This was organized into two single star systems and a binary system.
At the center of one of the single star systems, there was the primary 38 Lyncis A, which was an A-type dwarf.
38 Lyncis Ba and 38 Lyncis Bb, the stars of the binary system, were a pair of A-type stars.
In the other single star system, there was the red dwarf 38 Lyncis E.
Stellar cartography
The 38 Lyncis system was visible from Earth in the constellation Lynx. it was approximately 125 light years from Sol.
In 3195, this system's position was labeled on a Federation star chart which was displayed on the bridge of the USS Athena. (SA: "Come, Let's Away")
Appendices
Background information
This star system was only mentioned in writing.
Information on this system was derived from the episodes, the reference works Star Trek: Star Charts and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library, and real-world sources. The reference works were used extensively in the creation of star charts seen in Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Prodigy, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. The real-world information added to the article was current as of 2026.
In the Star Trek: Star Charts ("United Federation of Planets I"), this system was shown to be in or near the area of the Federation-Klingon border.