Vulcan Star Trek planet

Vulcan, or Vulcanis, is a reddish Minshara-Class planet orbiting the star 40 Eridani A, 16 light years from Earth in the fictional Star Trek universe.

Much of its surface consists of deserts and mountain ranges, and large ares are set aside as wilderness preserves. It is much hotter than Earth and its atmosphere is thinner; as a result, humans tend to tire out more quickly. Zones of habitation are divided into provinces. Vulcan has no moon.

The planet is thought to have been settled by colonists from Sargon's planet in approximately 500,000 B.C.E. Their descendants became known as the Vulcan race.

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Locations

Fire Plains of Raal
Mount Seleya
ShirKahr
ShirKahr Academy
T'Karath Sanctuary
Temple of Amonak
Vulcan's Forge
Vulcan Science Academy
Vulcana Regar

Native Lifeforms

favinit (similar to an orchid)
sehlat (described as a teddy bear with fangs)
Vulcan mollusks
Vulcan sandworms

Trivia

According to the semi-canon book Star Trek Star Charts, Vulcan's population in the 2370s is 4.9 billion.

In the original release of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, a scene on Vulcan showed several moons. In the 2001 Special Edition, this was corrected.

Early references to the planet in novels and other background material created for Star Trek: The Original Series gave the planet's name as Vulcanis and its inhabitants were called Vulcanians.

Star Trek fanon placed the planet around either Epsilon Eridani or 40 Eridani. The Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Home" set the distance between Vulcan and Earth at 16 light years, making 40 Eridani the correct location.