Star Charts · Chapter 8 · Key to Charts & Federation Charts
8.0 Key to Charts
A legend explaining the symbols used throughout the atlas, grouped by routes and borders, star types, spectral class, magnitude, political designations, star systems, and other map features.
Key to Charts: the complete legend of symbols used in the atlas, organized into Routes/Borders, Stars, Spectral Class, Magnitude, Political, Star Systems, and Other.
Routes / Borders
- Galactic Meridian
- Galactic Gridline (10,000 Light-Years)
- Sector Gridline (20 Light-Years)
- Distance from Sol (10 LY increments)
- Political Border
- Approximate Limit of Explored Space
- Major Space Lane
- Outgoing Route
- Incoming Route
- Outgoing/Incoming Route
- Outgoing Route of U.S.S. Voyager
- Incoming Route of U.S.S. Voyager
- Wormhole
- Trade Route
- Neutral/Demilitarized Zone
Stars
- Single
- Binary
- Trinary
- Quadrinary
- Supernova
- Black Hole/Singularity
- Neutron Star/Pulsar
Spectral Class
- O (28,000-50,000°K)
- B (18,000-28,000°K)
- A (7,500-10,000°K)
- F (6,000-7,500°K)
- G (5,000-6,000°K)
- K (3,500-5,000°K)
- M (2,500-3,500°K)
Magnitude
- -7
- -5 (10,000 times brighter)
- -3 (1,000 times brighter)
- -1 (100 times brighter)
- +1
- +3 (10 times brighter)
- +5 (same brightness as Sol)
- +7 (1/10 as bright)
- +9
Political
- BETA — Quadrant
- UFP — Political Division
- HUR'Q — Ancient/Extinct Race
- SECTOR 001 — Sector Number
- MUTARA — Nebula/Cluster
Star Systems
- VULCAN — United Federation of Planets Member
- ORGANIA — Independent System
- (Alpha Aquilae) — Alternate Names/Affiliation
- FERENGINAR — Capital
- WOLF 359 — Destroyed/Site of Battle
- TALOS IV — Quarantined
- Triacus — Uninhabited
- 53849 — Date/Stardate Visited
- Tholians — First Contact
- U.S.S. Constellation — Ship Lost
- * — Conjectural
Other
- Starbase
- Outpost/Space Station
- Planetoid/Rogue Planet
- Warning Buoy
- Antenna/Communications Relay
- Borg Transwarp Hub