Changes: Altair IV

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Darien Wallace personnel file — Wallace's personnel file details his birth on Altair IV

Altair IV was the inhabited fourth planet of the Altair system. This system was located in Sector 9. (TOS: "Amok Time"; Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; TNG: "Eye of the Beholder", okudagram)

In 2285, in the Genesis cave, a Federation container bore the name of this planet. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

In the 2340s, on stardate 22991.6, Lieutenant Darien Wallace was born on Altair IV. This lieutenant's personnel file appeared in a hallucination of Deanna Troi's. (TNG-R: "Eye of the Beholder", okudagram)

In 2371, Dr. Henri Roget, of the Central Hospital of Altair IV, was awarded the prestigious Carrington Award for his work in the field of medicine. (DS9: "Prophet Motive")

Appendices

Background

"AL-tair" was the pronunciation for this planet's name from the script pronunciation guide for "Prophet Motive".

Altair IV was also the name of the alien world featured in the film Forbidden Planet.

According to the Star Trek: Star Charts (page 44) and on the chart "United Federation of Planets I", the Altair system was located in the Alpha Quadrant. This system, also known as Alpha Aquilae, was a single star system. Primary was a Class A star with a magnitude of +3, which was ten times brighter than Sol. Altair IV was listed as a member planet of the Federation in 2378.

Apocrypha

In the novel Beneath the Raptor's Wing, an Earth colony had been settled on Altair IV, and narrowly avoided destruction by Romulan weapons.

External link

Altair IV at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+[[File:Darien Wallace personnel file.jpg|thumb|Wallace's personnel file details his birth on Altair IV]]
-'''Altair IV''' was the [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[fourth planets|fourth]] [[planet]] of the [[Altair system|Altair]] [[star system|system]]. This system was located in [[Sector 9]]. ({{TOS|Amok Time|Wolf in the Fold}}) The location of the Altair system in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was depicted in the "The Explored Galaxy" [[star chart]]. ({{TNG|Conspiracy}}, ''production art'')
+'''Altair IV''' was the [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[fourth planets|fourth]] [[planet]] of the [[Altair system|Altair]] [[star system|system]]. This system was located in [[Sector 9]]. ({{TOS|Amok Time}}; {{film|2}}; {{TNG|Eye of the Beholder}}, ''[[okudagram]])
+In [[2285]], in the [[Genesis cave]], a [[Federation]] container bore the name of this planet. ({{film|2}})
-==History==
-In the mid-[[24th century]], on [[stardate]] 40001.1, [[Lieutenant]] [[Darien Wallace]] was born on Altair IV. This lieutenant's [[Personnel file|personnel file]] appeared in a hallucination of [[Deanna Troi]]'s. ({{TNG|Eye of the Beholder}}, ''production art'')
-In [[2371]], a resident of this world, one [[Doctor]] [[Henri Roget]] of the [[Central Hospital of Altair IV]], was awarded the prestigious [[Carrington Award]] for his work in the field of [[medicine]]. ({{DS9|Prophet Motive}})
+In the [[2340s]], on [[stardate]] 22991.6, [[Lieutenant]] [[Darien Wallace]] was born on Altair IV. This lieutenant's [[Personnel file|personnel file]] appeared in a hallucination of [[Deanna Troi]]'s. ({{TNG-R|Eye of the Beholder}}, ''okudagram'')
+In [[2371]], [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Henri Roget]], of the [[Central Hospital of Altair IV]], was awarded the prestigious [[Carrington Award]] for his work in the field of [[medicine]]. ({{DS9|Prophet Motive}})
-<gallery>
-File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|The location of Altair VI, a sister planet of Altair IV, on "The Explored Galaxy" star chart
-File:Darien Wallace personnel file.jpg|Wallace's personnel file details his birth on Altair IV
-</gallery>
 == Appendices ==
-=== Background information ===
+=== Background ===
+"AL-tair" was the pronunciation for this planet's name from the {{st-minutiae|academy/literature329/462.txt|script}} pronunciation guide for {{e|Prophet Motive}}.
-Altair IV was also the name of the alien world featured in the film {{w|Forbidden Planet}}.
+Altair IV was also the name of the alien world featured in the film {{wt|Forbidden Planet}}.
-In "The Explored Galaxy" chart, the Altair system was located between the [[Tholian Assembly]] and [[Romulus]]. According to dialog in {{DS9|Call to Arms}}, the two were  Alpha Quadrant powers.
 According to the ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (page 44) and on the chart "United Federation of Planets I", the Altair system was located in the Alpha Quadrant. This system, also known as Alpha Aquilae, was a single star system. Primary was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral class|Class A star]] with a magnitude of +3, which was ten times brighter than [[Sol]]. Altair IV was listed as a member planet of the Federation in [[2378]].
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 === External link ===
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+* {{mbeta}}
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