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Aldhibain, also known as Eta Draconis or 14 Draconis, was a star system in the Alpha Quadrant. (ENT: "Cold Front")

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Stellar system

This was a binary system. The primary star Aldhibain (the proper name for Eta Draconis A) was a G-type giant. Its companion star was the K-type dwarf Eta Draconis B.

Stellar cartography

The Aldhibain system was visible from Earth in the constellation Draco. It was approximately 92 light years from Sol.

In the 2150s, the location of Aldhibain (Eta Draconis) was labeled on an United Earth star chart which was displayed in several crew and guest quarters aboard the Enterprise. (Star Trek: Enterprise, set decoration)

In 3195, this system's position was labeled on a Federation star chart which was displayed in Starfleet Academy's Stellar Cartography laboratory. (SA: "Beta Test")

In 3196, during the Omega-47 crisis, the location of Aldhibain (Eta Draconis) was depicted on star charts and readouts used across several locations on the USS Athena to locate, monitor, and respond to the Omega-47 mines laid by the Venari Ral. This system was outside the affected region. These maps showed this system in the Venari Ral Zone. (SA: "300th Night", "Rubincon")

This star system was only mentioned in writing.
Information on this system was derived from 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 real world, Eta Draconis A was known as Athebyne. For a long time, until 2016 when it was given its formal name by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), it was known as Aldhibayn, a name it shared with Zeta Draconis.

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