6.5 I-370 to Marcos

Menkalina [Beta Aurigae] (-1.4, 61.4, 9.1)

A variable binary system consisting of two moderate yellow-white stars (class 0 facilities), this system is of interest to Federation scientists studying gravity waves, and a small unmanned monitoring station has been established on the only planet of the system's primary.

Merak (11.2, 72.7, 17.1)

The second planet of four orbiting a moderate white star (class 2 facilities), Merak is an agricultural world colonized c. 2218. Pop: 3,900

Midos (42.2, 47.4, 96.9)

A moderate yellow star with seven planets (class 1 facilities), Midos supports a small human colony on its fifth planet, an Earthlike world, rich in natural resources but with no native animal life. Pop: 481,000

Minara (-193.0, -87.1, -11.3)

Until recently, a yellow giant star orbited by seven planets, the first three of which were Class M. Intelligent civilizations are believed to have existed on these three worlds, and a Federation outpost was briefly established on planet I. Minara went nova in 2263, destroying all but two planets.

Danger D-445. Novae emit intense radiation that can be lethal to humanoid life. Spacecraft should avoid passing within ten parsecs of this star.

Mira [Omicron Ceti] (7.9, 36.1, -8.9)

A binary system composed of a variable red supergiant and a blue subdwarf (class 0 facilities), Omicron Ceti supports a system of five planets, all orbiting the primary. The third planet is Class M, and was the site of a human agricultural colony of several hundred established in 2260 and relocated the following year.

Danger D-389. The variable primary was found to emit Berthold radiation, which quickly disintegrates animal tissue and renders the surface uninhabitable for long periods. Certain sporial life-forms not native to the system actually thrive on the radiation, and their therapeutic effects have prompted a proposal to establish a health resort on Omicron Ceti III.

Mu Leonis see: Ardana

Mudd (-13.3, 225.1, -45.5)

Named after its only human inhabitant, Mudd is a Class K planet and is the second of five orbiting UFC 257704, a moderate red star (class 1 facilities). It is presently inhabited by more than 200,000 androids left there by an extragalactic civilization over a million years ago, and extensive subsurface tunnels have been adapted for humanoid habitation.

Murasaki 312 (-66.5, 47.4, 8.1)

The Murasaki objects, first observed in the early 21st century, are quasarlike phenomena that are thought to be rarified gas clouds illuminated by synchrotron radiation. The phenomena may encompass several star systems, and peak at unpredictable intervals (the most intense radiation is at a wavelength of 485 nm).

Warning W-176. Murasaki phenomena have been known to interfere with the electronic sensor and guidance equipment of nearby spacecraft, with the peak effect lasting as long as twenty-four hours.

Neural [Zeta Bootis] (57.8, 114.1, 33.1)

This Class M world is the third of ten orbiting a bright yellow star in a binary system (class 0 facilities). The planet, discovered c. 2248, is very Earthlike, and supports a native population rating D- on the Richter Scale. Pop: 13 million.

Prohibited P-388. This system is protected under the Prime Directive of Non-Interference, and any unauthorized contact with its natives is expressly forbidden.

New Paris (26.3, 200.6, -147.6)

The sixth planet of fifteen orbiting a blue-white giant (class 1 facilities), New Paris is a Federation outpost world colonized c. 2105 by the starliner Lafayette. The twin port cities of Cleante and Candide have populations in excess of one million, and export both manufactured goods and farm produce. Pop: 26 million.

Omega (-88.4, 224.4, 2.0)

A moderate orange star with eight planets (class 0 facilities), including two inhabited worlds. Omega IV is an Earthlike world populated by humanoids whose development has been remarkably similar to that on Terra; it is widely believed that this planet is a "lost" human colony that has reverted to barbarism, and now rates about B- on the Richter Scale (pop: 130,000). Holberg 917G, the seventh planet in the Omega system, is a largely barren Class G world which once supported a neanderthaloid population similar to the Kalar of Rigel VII. It is now owned by a Mr. Brack.

Omega Cygni see: Maluria

Omega Fornacis see: Tiburon

Omicron (-109.4, -6.7, -46.4)

An orange star orbited by eight planets (class 0 facilities), the fourth of which is Class M. Once the site of an advanced humanoid civilization, the surface of Omicron IV was rendered uninhabitable by a nuclear war c. 1930 (Old Calendar).

Omicron Ceti see: Mira

Omicron Delta (-109.4, -6.7, -46.4)

A group of six star systems in an enveloping nebula (class 0 facilities), the Omicron Delta region is believed to be the result of a supernova explosion several centuries ago. The only explored Class M world in the region is the fourth planet of ten orbiting a moderate yellow star, a world that was converted into an entertainment complex by an advanced humanoid culture believed to have originated in one of the other star systems in the region. The amusement park planet is entirely automated, and visitors are welcome.

Organia (112.6, 186.3, -12.1)

Organia, the fourth planet of six orbiting a bright yellow dwarf (class 1 facilities), is the only Class M world in a strategic volume of space between the Federation and