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This discussion will cover a variety of topics in the field of astronomy: galactic astronomy, stellar astronomy, stellar evolution, positional astronomy, planetary astronomy, historical astronomy, and so on. Joseph Creighton on his web page Star Trek Archive, including "Star Trek Locations." One of the best compilations of canonical information is that of D. Some "noncanonical" sources provide gap-filling information and are semi-authoritative and will be cited periodically such information will be indicated as such. This includes: all Star Trek television series episodes (TOS, TNG, DS9, and VGR) and motion pictures and the recent encyclopedic publications of the Star Trek producers (Star Trek Encyclopedia, Star Trek Chronology, Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual). This paper will consider principally those sources generally considered Star Trek canon. This paper will review various elements of cartography in the Star Trek universe and related topics in relation to current astronomical knowledge. Nonetheless, we can discern some information from Star Trek canon. Star Trek producers have become meticulous about historical consistency, have improved the consistency of stardates, but continue to ignore galactic astronomy and geography. After all, the adopted conversions for warp factor to actual speed is still short by a factor of 10 to 1,000 of speeds implied by travel within and between episodes. The issue of defining elements of stellar cartography in the Star Trek universe is a thorny one, to say the least. Territorial holdings in the Star Trek galaxyĪppendix A: Astronomy background information

Planet at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek Wiki.June 1999 with minor updates 10 September 2001Ĭ.

Planet at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki.

They are totally inhospitable to most humanoid life, but are native conditions for Tholians.

Class-Y worlds, such as Nukara Prime, have toxic atmospheres, sulfuric deserts and surface temperatures exceeding five hundred Kelvin.

Class-P, such as Priors 5d, is majority water-ice with a breathable atmosphere.

Idran I is a Class-J world, a gas-giant.

Class-D is a barren planetoid or moon, such as Havas-Kul or Luna.

A Class-M world is an Earth-like planet but includes some extremes such as Andoria and Vulcan where they are still friendly to Humanoid life.

The Federation classifies planets (and similar astronomical phenomenon) by their atmosphere, temperature, vegetation, and size, denoting each grouping by a letter. Several planets host adventure or battle zones, such as New Romulus, Defera Prime and Nimbus III. Significant planets in Star Trek Online include faction hubs such as Earth, Qo'noS.