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Deneb IV was the inhabited fourth planet orbiting the primary Deneb. This was the homeworld of the Bandi, a telepathic pre-warp humanoid species. The planet's internal heat generated an abundance of geothermal energy. In 2364, Deneb IV was at the edge of "the great unexplored mass of the galaxy". (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before"; TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")

History

A written record of Mitchell's experiences on Deneb IV

During a mission to Deneb IV in the mid-23rd century, Gary Mitchell, with his friend James T. Kirk, was tested for his ability at telepathy. Mitchell had a marked ability of sensing the telepathic communication used by the Bandi. In at least three cases, he was capable of carrying long telepathic communication with selected inhabitants, scoring 80% or higher on comprehension. On one night, in a telepathic communication with a female inhabitant, Mitchell suffered from after-effects that lasted for a while. Kirk later stated that he'd been worried about Mitchell ever since that night. As a pun, Mitchell referred to her as a nova. (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before")

By 2364, the Bandi had seemingly constructed Farpoint Station, a base which they subsequently offered to Starfleet. Intrigued by the extremely short time in which it was built, Starfleet sent the USS Enterprise-D on its maiden voyage to the planet in order to investigate the base. It was subsequently discovered that the station was in fact a spaceborne entity, enslaved by the Bandi. Upon this discovery, the entity was released, and Starfleet and the Bandi began planning to reconstruct the station. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")

Appendices

Background information

According to StarTrek.com, Deneb IV was a M-class planet. [1]

In Gene Roddenberry and D.C. Fontana's final draft script of "Encounter at Farpoint", the planet was originally intended to be called "Cygnus IV".

According to the Star Trek: Star Charts, there were two planets that shared the same name. Both were located in the Alpha Quadrant and classified as M-class. In 2378, both worlds were Federation members.

Deneb Kaitos IV, also known as Beta 16 Ceti IV, was according to the book the Deneb IV mentioned in "Where No Man Has Gone Before". The planet had one moon. In the mid-22nd century, this planet was a destination on the Vulcan trade routes. (pgs. 41, 44, "United Federation of Planets I")

Alpha Cygni IV also known as Deneb IV was the planet seen in "Encounter at Farpoint". The planet was located 3,320 light years from the Sol system. As the homeworld of the humanoid Bandi, the planet was united under a single government, Bandi, which had its seat in Farpoint. In 2364, this world signed a treaty with Starfleet. Under the terms of this treaty, Starfleet would administer Farpoint Station. Between 2364 and 2378, this world had been admitted to the Federation. In the census of 2370, there were counted an estimated 450 million Bandi living on the planet. Points of interest were Farpoint Station and Old City. (Pgs. 12-13, 34, 41, "United Federation of Planets I")

Behind the Scenes

ILM's Robert Hill preparing to film the maquette-matte painting combination of Deneb IV — Hill prepares the Deneb IV landscape maquette/matte painting combination for filming

Michael Okuda recalled how Deneb IV was originally depicted in "Encounter at Farpoint"; "The beautiful shot of Deneb IV was actually a matte painting done by Industrial Light & Magic, and that was done on film." Speaking shortly before the release of Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Next Level Blu-Ray sampler, Okuda also compared the remastered version of the planet with the original, saying, "The planet is pretty much dead on with what was done in the original shot." [2] He was referring to the planetary shot of Deneb IV in this interview.

The planet model for Deneb IV would be later modified and used to represent Vulcan in "Sarek", "Unification I", "Gambit, Part I", and "Gambit, Part II".

The planet surface of Deneb IV, including Farpoint Station and Bandi city, was in actuality a maquette, built by maquette specialist Gregory Jein. It, combined with a background matte painting, was filmed at ILM by visual effects cameraman Robert Hill. (The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine, issue 2, January 1988, p. 41)

External Links

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

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 | SurfaceCap      = The old Bandi city and Farpoint Station on Deneb IV
-| Class           = [[Class M|M]]
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 | Type            = [[Planet]]
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 | Native Species  = [[Bandi]]
-| Location        = [[Deneb system]]
+| Location        =
-| Affiliation     =
+| Affiliation     = [[United Federation of Planets]]
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-'''Deneb IV''' was the [[fourth planets|fourth]] [[planet]] in the [[Deneb system|Deneb]] [[star system]]. This [[Class M|M-class]] planet was the [[homeworld]] of the [[Bandi]]. ({{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}}, {{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}})
+'''Deneb IV''' was the [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[fourth planets|fourth]] [[planet]] [[orbit]]ing the [[star|primary]] [[Deneb]]. This was the [[homeworld]] of the [[Bandi]], a [[Telepathy|telepathic]] [[pre-warp civilization|pre-warp]] [[humanoid]] [[species]]. The planet's internal heat generated an abundance of [[geothermal energy]]. In [[2364]], Deneb IV was at the edge of "the great unexplored mass of [[Milky Way Galaxy|the galaxy]]". ({{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}}; {{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}})
 == History ==
+[[File:Mitchell profile esp.jpg|thumb|left|A written record of Mitchell's experiences on Deneb IV]]
-Deneb IV was visited by [[Starfleet]] personnel as early as the [[2260s]], but in [[2364]], it was still at the edge of "the great unexplored mass of [[Milky Way Galaxy|the galaxy]]".
+During a mission to Deneb IV in the mid-[[23rd century]], Gary Mitchell, with his friend [[James T. Kirk]], was tested for his ability at telepathy.  Mitchell had a marked ability of sensing the telepathic communication used by the Bandi. In at least three cases, he was capable of carrying long telepathic communication with selected inhabitants, scoring 80% or higher on comprehension. On one night, in a telepathic communication with a female inhabitant, Mitchell suffered from after-effects that lasted for a while. Kirk later stated that he'd been worried about Mitchell ever since that night. As a pun, Mitchell referred to her as a {{dis|nova|star}}. ({{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}})
+By [[2364]], the Bandi had seemingly constructed [[Farpoint Station]], a base which they subsequently offered to [[Starfleet]]. Intrigued by the extremely short time in which it was built, Starfleet sent the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} on its maiden voyage to the planet in order to investigate the base. It was subsequently discovered that the station was in fact a [[spaceborne entity]], enslaved by the Bandi. Upon this discovery, the entity was released, and Starfleet and the Bandi began planning to reconstruct the station. ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}})
-Some time prior to [[2265]], a young [[James T. Kirk]] and [[Gary Mitchell]] came to this planet, where Mitchell got involved with a woman. Kirk later stated that he'd been worried about Mitchell ever since that night, and Mitchell referred to the girl as a [[nova (star)|Nova]], a pun suggesting the danger he had been in.
+==Appendices==
-Also during the 23rd century, inhabitants of Deneb IV communicated [[telepathy|telepathically]]. In at least three cases during the 2260s, Gary Mitchell carried on long telepathic conversations with select Deneb IV natives and scored eighty percent or higher on comprehension. ({{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}})
+===Background information===
+According to [[StarTrek.com]], Deneb IV was a [[Class M|M-class]] planet. {{st.com|deneb-iv|}}
+In [[Gene Roddenberry]] and [[D.C. Fontana]]'s final draft {{st-minutiae|academy/literature329/102.txt|script}} of "Encounter at Farpoint", the planet was originally intended to be called "Cygnus IV".
-By [[2364]], the Bandi had seemingly constructed [[Farpoint Station]], a base which they subsequently offered to [[Starfleet]]. Intrigued by the extremely short time in which it was built, Starfleet sent the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} on its maiden voyage to the planet in order to investigate the base. It was subsequently discovered that the station was in fact a [[spaceborne entity]], enslaved by the Bandi. Upon this discovery, the entity was released, and Starfleet and the Bandi began planning to reconstruct the station. ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}})
+According to the ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'', there were two planets that shared the same name. Both were located in the Alpha Quadrant and classified as M-class. In [[2378]], both worlds were [[Federation members]].
-[[File:Star-chart alpha-beta quadrant.jpg|thumb|left|''The Explored Galaxy'': The location of Deneb]]
+* Deneb Kaitos IV, also known as Beta 16 Ceti IV, was according to the book the Deneb IV mentioned in "Where No Man Has Gone Before". The planet had one moon. In the mid-[[22nd century]], this planet was a destination on the [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] trade routes. (pgs. 41, 44, "United Federation of Planets I")
-== Background information ==
-=== Behind the Scenes ===
+* Alpha Cygni IV also known as Deneb IV was the planet seen in "Encounter at Farpoint". The planet was located 3,320 [[light year]]s from the [[Sol system]]. As the [[homeworld]] of the humanoid [[Bandi]], the planet was united under a single government, Bandi, which had its seat in Farpoint. In [[2364]], this world signed a treaty with [[Starfleet]]. Under the terms of this treaty, Starfleet would administer Farpoint Station. Between 2364 and 2378, this world had been admitted to the Federation. In the census of [[2370]], there were counted an estimated 450 million Bandi living on the planet. Points of interest were Farpoint Station and Old City. (Pgs. 12-13, 34, 41, "United Federation of Planets I")
+====Behind the Scenes====
 [[File:ILM's Robert Hill preparing to film the maquette-matte painting combination of Deneb IV.jpg|thumb|Hill prepares the Deneb IV landscape maquette/matte painting combination for filming]]
 [[Michael Okuda]] recalled how Deneb IV was originally depicted in "Encounter at Farpoint"; "''The beautiful shot of Deneb IV was actually a [[matte painting]] done by [[Industrial Light & Magic]], and that was done on film.''" Speaking shortly before the release of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Next Level]]'' [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-Ray]] sampler, Okuda also compared the [[Star Trek: The Next Generation#Remastering|remastered]] version of the planet with the original, saying, "''The planet is pretty much dead on with what was done in the original shot.''" [http://trekmovie.com/2012/01/24/interview-mike-denise-okuda-talk-star-trek-tng-the-next-level-part-1] He was referring to the planetary shot of Deneb IV in this interview.
+The planet model for Deneb IV would be later modified and used to represent [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] in {{e|Sarek}}, {{e|Unification I}}, {{e|Gambit, Part I}}, and {{e|Gambit, Part II}}.
 The planet surface of Deneb IV, including Farpoint Station and Bandi city, was in actuality a [[Studio_model#Maquette|maquette]], built by maquette specialist [[Gregory Jein]]. It, combined with a background matte painting, was filmed at ILM by visual effects cameraman [[Robert Hill]]. (''[[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine]]'', issue 2, January 1988, p. 41)
+===External Links===
-=== ''The Explored Galaxy'' ===
+* {{mbeta}}
-This chart was first seen, chronologically, in [[2293]]. ({{film|6}}) 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]]'' ===
-The author, [[Geoffrey Mandel]], believed that there were two planets that shared the same name. The two planets were Deneb IV (Deneb Kaitos IV (Beta Ceti IV)) and Deneb IV (Alpha Cygni IV).
-==== Deneb IV (Deneb Kaitos IV (Beta Ceti IV)) ====
-Deneb IV (Deneb Kaitos IV (Beta Ceti IV)) was located in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. This planet was a [[Class M]] planet. It was a Federation member world. In the mid-[[22nd century]], this planet's system was named as a stop on the [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] trade routes.
-==== Deneb IV (Alpha Cygni IV) ====
-Deneb IV (Alpha Cygni IV) was located in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. Located 3,230 [[light year]]s from [[Sol]], this planet was a [[Class M]] planet. The official name of this planet was Bandi. Deneb IV was first an affiliate of the Federation after signing a treaty in [[2364]], than became a member by [[2378]]. The capital of Deneb IV was Farpoint. The dominant species of the planet were the [[humanoid]] Bandi. In 2378, there were an estimated 450 million Bandi living on the planet. Major points of interest were Farpoint Station and Old City. Under the terms of the Treaty of 2364, Starfleet operated Starbase Farpoint Station.
-{{bginfo|There was confusion on the part of the author when identifying the system for this [[Deneb IV]]. On page 34, he identified the system as Alpha Leonis when he intended to write Alpha Cygni.}}
-(Pages 33, 34, 41, United Federation of Planets I)
-== External Links ==
-* {{NCwiki}}
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