Beta Aurigae binary system

Beta Aurigae was a binary star system in the Alpha Quadrant. This system was located near the vicinity of Camus II and the Benecia Colony. 
In 2269, the was scheduled to rendezvous with the in the Beta Aurigae to conduct gravitational studies of the system. Before the rendezvous, the Enterprise received a distress call from Camus II causing the mission with the Potemkin to be delayed. ()
In 2293, the location of Beta Aurigae in the Milky Way Galaxy was labeled in a star chart that was in Captain James T. Kirk's quarters aboard the . (, okudagram)
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=== Background information ===
According to Star Trek: Star Charts ("United Federation of Planets III") and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), the Beta Aurigae (Menkalinan) system consisted of a pair of F-class stars.
=== Apocrypha ===
Beta Aurigae was mentioned in DC TOS volume 1 #56: "A Small Matter of Faith", where it was mentioned the star was a potent source of Berthold radiation.
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