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The Explored Galaxy: The location of Alpha Majoris

Alpha Majoris was a star, the primary of the Alpha Majoris system. The system included the planet Alpha Majoris I. (TOS: "Wolf in the Fold") The location of Alpha Majoris was depicted on a Federation star chart in 2293. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

The first planet of the system was home to an animal known as the Mellitus, a "cloud creature". In its normal state, it existed as a gas held together by a highly cohesive electromagnetic field. When the mellitus stopped, it became solid. These abilities were considered similar to those possessed by the Redjac entity. (TOS: "Wolf in the Fold")

Background

The Explored Galaxy

This chart was also seen in several Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes set in the 24th century, from the year 2364 to 2370. These were: TNG: "Conspiracy", "The Measure Of A Man", "The Emissary", "The Mind's Eye", "The Game" and DS9: "In the Hands of the Prophets", "Cardassians".

Star Trek: Star Charts

Alpha Majoris (Dubbe, Alpha Ursae Majoris) was located in the Alpha Quadrant. This was a quadrinary star system. The primary was a Class K star. It had a magnitude of -3, which was 1,000 times brighter than Sol. A stellar companion was a Class K star, too. A third star was a Class F star. The final star was a Class A star. (page 47)

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