6.1 Al Rijil to Canopus

Adhara [Epsilon Canaris] (-119.0, 105.3, -145.4)

A blue-white giant in a binary system with ten planets and class 2 facilities, Epsilon Canaris (a contraction of the ancient Canis Majoris) supports a large humanoid population on the third and fourth planets, both rating 16 on the Industrial Scale. Although not a UFP member, a Federation embassy has been established on the neutral second planet in the system to prevent a possible interplanetary conflict. Pop: 4.3 billion

Albireo [Beta Cygni] (86.8, -67.4, -31.7)

Also known as Cygnia Minor, this is a yellow giant in a triple system (the other two stars are a moderate blue star and a white dwarf), and supports a system of six planets with class 1 facilities. The second planet is Class M, and is the site of a Federation colony established c. 2195. The white dwarf proved to be a variable with a period of 27 years, and planet-wide famine was common during the episodes of high radiation until synthetic foods were developed to withstand these periodic episodes.

Aldebaran [Alpha Tauri] (10.6, 56.5, -15.1)

Located on the third planet of four orbiting an orange giant in a binary star, the Aldebaran Colony is a major Federation port, with class 3 facilities. The system also contains a red dwarf star orbiting the primary at 97.5 billion kilometers. The New Aberdeen Naval Yards are the sixth largest in the Federation, and the unspoiled wilderness is a popular tourist attraction. A small native population (under one million) is centered around New Aberdeen, which also has a Star Fleet supply center and several private shipyards. Native life, such as the delicious Aldebaran shell-mouth, is generally simple.

Alfa 177 (-36.3, -52.6, -56.7)

The second planet of three orbiting a white dwarf (class 0 facilities), Alfa 177 is only marginally Class M: it has a rotation period of 37 hours, and the surface temperature reaches a nightly low of -160°C. Surprisingly, native life has adapted to the extreme cold, including a species of horned dog-like animals (Canis Alfa).

Warning W-399. Certain indigenous ores have been found to possess peculiar magnetic properties, and may interfere with the normal ion-phasing of transporter beams. Inanimate test objects should be transported before any personnel are allowed to beam down.

Alpha III (28.5, 52.8, 19.0)

Alpha III is a system of five planets orbiting a moderate size yellow star (class 2 facilities), is a Federation Member, and one of the seven members of the Federation's security council. Established in the 22nd Century as colony Terra Four, the Statutes of Alpha III is considered to be the most important political document since the Fundamental Declaration of the Martian Colonies, and provided for an independent star system modeled loosely after Plato's Republic. Pop: 179 million

Alpha Carinae II (15.4, 63.7, -28.7)

A yellow giant orbited by nine planets (class 0 facilities), the second of which is Class M. The dominant life-form on Taurus II is an anthropoid, about 2.5 meters in height and extremely hostile. Pop: 145 million

Alpha Aquilae see: Altair

Alpha Aurigae see: Capella

Alpha Bootis see: Arcturus

Alpha Carinae see: Canopus

Alpha Centauri see: Al Rijil

Alpha Cygni see: Deneb

Alpha Lyrae see: Vega

Alpha Majoris (-154.5, -17.5, -73.6)

A system of two planets orbiting a red giant (class 0 facilities), Alpha Majoris has no corporeal native life. The first planet is the home of the Mellitus, a semi-intelligent plasma-based creature. Discovered c. 2215, the star system is at present uninhabited.

Alpha Proxima (142.4, -99.1, 42.1)

One of the first extra-solar colonies established, Alpha Proxima is the second planet of twelve orbiting a yellow star (class 3 facilities). The port city of Heliopolis has a population in excess of 3 million, and the planet has a total population of almost 12 million. Major industries include mining and farming, as well as sea-farming in the planet's major oceans.

Alpha Scorpii see: Antares

Alpha Tauri see: Aldebaran

Al Rijil [Alpha Centauri] (24.6, 62.5, -1.0)

A triple system, with seven planets orbiting a pair of yellow stars. The third star is a red dwarf. The fourth, fifth, and seventh planets are Class M, and all support humanoid life (class 4 facilities). The seventh planet was already inhabited when the system was first explored by the starliner Enterprise in 2039, apparently by descendants of ancient Greeks transported from Earth (Sol III) in the third century B. C. This planet became the home of Zefram Cochrane in his later years, until his disappearance on his last voyage in 2089. Alpha Centauri was one of the five founding systems of the Federation, and now supports a population of 21 billion—second only to the Sol system.

Altair [Alpha Aquilae] (27.9, 59.8, 2.5)

A white star orbited by eight planets (class 2 facilities), two of which (IV and VI) are inhabited by a native humanoid population rating H on the Richter Scale of Cultures. The two worlds have recently ended a decade-long civil war, and a single system president now governs both worlds. A Federation embassy has been established on the sixth planet. The fourth planet is also of archeological interest for the ruins of the Krell civilization that flourished there millions of years ago. Pop: 7 billion

Amerind (-93.5, -157.6, -166.2)

The fourth planet of eight circling a yellow star, Amerind is a Class M world inhabited by the descendants of American Indians taken from Earth (Sol III) thousands of years ago by an advanced culture known only as the Preservers. Pop: 18.3 million

Danger D-868. The Amerind system is located in a dense asteroid cluster, and planetary debris is traveling through the system on uncharted trajectories. Spacecraft should exercise due caution when approaching.

Andor [Epsilon Indi] (25.8, 60.1, -2.4)

An orange dwarf with nine planets (class 3 facilities), Epsilon Indi is the home world of the Andorian race, an insectoid species that was the third intelligent civilization contacted by man. Although in a feudal state when contacted, approximately D+ on the Richter Scale, the Andorians quickly assimilated Earth technology, and are now a major Federation member. In addition to the Andorians, who evolved on the eighth planet, Epsilon Indi III, or Triacus, was once the seat of a pirate empire, composed of several humanoid cultures, that became extinct shortly before the Vegan Tyranny. Triacus, although Class M, is uninhabited. Pop: 17.2 billion

Antares [Alpha Scorpii] (172.1, 118.9, -13.9)

A binary system consisting of a red giant primary and a small yellow secondary (class 0 facilities), Antares supports a total of nine planets, four orbiting the primary and five the secondary. Neither system is inhabited, but both support a number of interesting life-forms, such as the Antarean dryworm. Antarean "glow water," the dryworms suspended in a liquid environment, is a popular trade item.

Antos (18.1, -20.4, -6.1)

A yellow giant with five planets, with the fourth being Class M (class 0 facilities). Antos is the home of a humanoid race that is considerably older than mankind and has little interest in contact with the Federation. Like the Vendorians, the inhabitants of Antos IV have perfected the technique of cellular metamorphosis, and can rearrange their cellular structures to imitate that of any object of about the same size and mass. The Antosians have not been extensively studied, but their population appears to be under 100,000.

Arcturus [Alpha Bootis] (27.6, 70.4, 6.6)

An orange star with five planets (class 1 facilities), Arcturus supports a humanoid population on its fourth planet roughly comparable to Elizabethan England (Approximately C- on the Richter Scale). Arcturian mode of dress and dramatic conventions have been adopted by many Federation cultures. Pop: 350 million

Ardana [Mu Leonis] (8.5, 106.3, 9.8)

A Federation member, Ardana is the third planet of three circling Mu Leonis A, a red star in a binary system (class 1 facilities). Ardana's humanoid population, contrary to native tradition, is probably not native; early colonists, rather than endure life on the planet's inhospitable surface, constructed the remarkable antigravity city of Stratos. Unfortunately, the ground dwellers, or "troglytes", were forced to undergo a separate and unequal evolution in the zeinite mines, and the planet now supports two widely disparate castes. The caste differences are now being eliminated at Federation request. Pop: 600,000

Argelius (-154.7, -59.2, -121.2)

The second planet of ten orbiting a yellow star in a binary system, Argelius II (class 2 facilities) is well known for its hospitality and for the peaceful nature of its inhabitants. Since their Great Awakening two centuries ago, Argelians have deplored violence, and welcome space travelers of any affiliation. Pop: 1.7 billion

Argus (-9.0, -99.8, 69.0)

A white dwarf with ten planets (class 0 facilities), Argus is remarkable only for the native "vampire cloud," a non-corporeal life-form that evolved on the barren tenth planet. The atmosphere of Argus X was recently torn away by an anti-matter explosion.

Ariannus (-30.7, 57.6, -20.4)

The fourth planet of seven orbiting a yellow star, Ariannus is a farm world, supplying agricultural produce to many nearby worlds. Ariannus supports a modest population of under a thousand, composed mainly of farmers (class 2 facilities).

Arret (-36.1, -136.3, -98.5)

The first planet of an orange star (class 0 facilities), Arret was Class M until its atmosphere was torn away, rendering the surface uninhabitable. Subsurface ruins suggest that an advanced humanoid civilization once flourished in this system, and ancient records name four inner planets that no longer exist. It is thought that the star was originally a yellow dwarf much like Sol, and became a nova millions of years ago.

Axanar (-51.5, 5.2, 8.1)

The first planet of three orbiting a yellow dwarf (class 1 facilities), Axanar supports a primitive native population (D- on the Richter Scale) that allied itself with the Klingon Empire during the Four Years War in the 2240's. Efforts by the Klingons to construct a naval base on Axanar resulted in the famous blockade of the system by Captain Garth; later, the Axanar Peace Mission established the current Federation-Klingon border, and insured the neutrality of Axanar. Pop: 150 million

Babel [Wolf 424] (24.2, 66.1, 0.8)

Babel is the code name for a planet about 4,200 km in diameter, the largest of several dozen, circling the red dwarf Wolf 424 (class 1 facilities). Chosen for its central location, Babel became the site of a conference to evaluate the Coridan system's application for Federation membership in 2262. Babel was terraformed for humanoid habitation, and since then plans have been approved for a permanent conference facility on the planet.

Benecia (-0.6, -59.7, -313.0)

This system, eight planets around a small blue star, supports a small human colony on the third planet (class 1 facilities). Chief industries are forestry and exportation of native raw materials; the colony has a number of small villages, but its population of 12,500 is widely distributed over two major continents.

Berengaria (-21.4, -51.8, -60.3)

A giant red star orbited by thirteen planets (class 0 facilities), Berengaria has no sentient life, although many life-forms inhabit the seventh and eighth planets. The dominant species on Berengaria VII, a flying dragonlike reptile, may eventually evolve intelligence.

Beta Aurigae see: Menkalina

Beta Cygni see: Albireo

Beta Geminorum see: Pollux

Beta Niobe (-73.1, -166.7, -210.1)

Formerly a large yellow star with five planets and one inhabited world, Sarpeidon, Beta Niobe became a nova in 2263.

Danger D-549. Novae emit intense radiation that can be lethal to humanoid life. Spacecraft should avoid passing within ten parsecs of this star.

Beta Ophiuchi see: Cheleb

Beta Orionis see: Rigel

Beta 6 (-109.1, -106.3, -74.2)

A system of seven planets orbiting the secondary star in a double system, the Beta 6 Colony is located on the sixth planet of a moderate yellow star. Established in 2195, Beta 6 is now a thriving humanoid colony (primarily human and Andorian) with class 1 facilities and a population of 87,000.

Beta Tauri see: El Nath

Beta XII-A (-195.0, 61.7, -54.3)

The site of an experimental agricultural colony (class 1 facilities), Beta XII-A is one of two worlds in a trojan orbit around a common center of gravity (the Earth-Luna system is another example of such a trojan orbit). Beta's primary is a dim orange star, and has a total of thirteen planets. Pop: 112

Camus (-55.0, -62.8, -360.2)

An orange star with four planets (class 0 facilities), Camus was once the site of an advanced civilization that apparently never developed space flight, although it excelled in sciences previously unknown to the Federation. The second planet is Class K, approximating Mars conditions, and has extensive surface ruins.