Tau Ceti III

A Kaferian insectoid

Kaferia was an inhabited planet. This planet was the homeworld for the insectoid Kaferians, as well as the Kaferian apples.

In the mid-23rd century, Gary Mitchell visited this planet more than once. Each time he visited the planet, he always favored the apples. (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before")

An image of a Kaferian insectoid was part of the USS Enterprise-D library computer in 2364. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")

The image of the Kaferian seen in "The Big Goodbye" was from the FASA RPG module The Federation.

According to The Worlds of the Federation Kaferia was Tau Ceti III. According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pg. 44, "United Federation of Planets I"), Kaferia was located in the Tau Ceti system, in or near Federation space, in the Alpha Quadrant. In the mid-22nd century, Kaferia was a destination on the Vulcan trade routes. In 2378, Tau Ceti III was a Federation member.

External link

• Tau Ceti III at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works