Arcturus was the star in at the centre of the Arcturian system located forty light-years from Earth. (PROSE: Only a Matter of Time [+]Loading...["Only a Matter of Time (short story)"])
It was presumably part of the Arcturus sector. (PROSE: Lucifer Rising [+]Loading...["Lucifer Rising (novel)"])
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Planets orbiting Arcturus included and a planet known simply as Arcturus, (TV: The Curse of Peladon [+]Loading...["The Curse of Peladon (TV story)"]) Arcturus II, (PROSE: Transit [+]Loading...["Transit (novel)"]) AS4 (COMIC: Junk-Yard Demon [+]Loading...["Junk-Yard Demon (comic story)"]) and Arcturus Six. (PROSE: Love and War [+]Loading...["Love and War (novel)"])
The Arcturians, who hailed from a planet in the system, believed that the star's immense gravity was responsible for drawing away their world's atmosphere. (PROSE: Only a Matter of Time [+]Loading...["Only a Matter of Time (short story)"])