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'''Orion III''' was an [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[planet]]. It was the [[third planets|third]] [[planet]] of the [[Orion system|Orion]] planetary [[star system|system]]. This system was located in the [[Orion sector]], which was a region of [[space]] in the [[Alpha Quadrant]].
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'''Orion III''' was the [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[third planets|third]] [[planet]] of the [[Orion system]] in the [[Orion sector]]. This sector was located in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. ({{film|6}}, ''production art''; {{TNG|Conspiracy}}, ''[[:File:Starbase Ops Status display.jpg|display graphic]]''; {{VOY|Good Shepherd}})
   
As part of a [[vision quest]], [[Tom Paris]] told [[Chakotay]] that word had just come in from [[Las Vegas|Vegas]], [[Mars]] and Orion III that the odds were 33:1 that [[Kid Chaos]] would outpoint him and 11:1 that he'd be [[boxing|k.o.]]ed by the fifth round. This was one of two inhabited planets in this system; the other was [[Orion I]]. ({{film|6}}, ''production art''; {{TNG|Conspiracy}}, ''[[:File:Starbase Ops Status display.jpg|display graphic]]''; {{VOY|The Fight|Good Shepherd}})
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As part of a [[vision quest]], [[Tom Paris]] told [[Chakotay]] that word had just come in from [[Las Vegas|Vegas]], [[Mars]], and Orion III that the odds were 33:1 that [[Kid Chaos]] would outpoint him and 11:1 that he'd be [[boxing|k.o.]]ed by the fifth round. ({{VOY|The Fight}})
 
== Background ==
 
This planet could be the same as the planet [[Orion]].
 
 
=== "The Explored Galaxy" ===
 
"The Explored Galaxy" was a map of charted space in the Alpha Quadrant. Orion was located between the [[Tholian Assembly]] and [[Romulus]]. Both locations were identified in {{DS9|The Search, Part II|Call to Arms}} as being located in this quadrant. This chart, first seen chronologically in {{film|6}}, 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 Orion system was located in the [[Beta Quadrant]]. This system, also known as Pi 3 Orionis, was a [[multiple star system|trinary star system]]. Primary was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|Class F star]] with a magnitude of +3, which was ten times the brightness of [[Sol]]. Secondary and tertiary were Class F stars. In [[2120]], this was a destination on the final voyage of [[Zefram Cochrane]]. In the mid-[[22nd century]], this system was in non-aligned space, and was in proximity of the [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] trade routes. In the late [[24th century]], this system was located in or near Federation space, and this system was a destination on the major space lanes. (pgs. 36, 45, 60)
 
   
 
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The Explored Galaxy

The location of Orion on The Explored Galaxy wall chart

Orion III was the inhabited third planet of the Orion system in the Orion sector. This sector was located in the Alpha Quadrant. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, production art; TNG: "Conspiracy", display graphic; VOY: "Good Shepherd")

As part of a vision quest, Tom Paris told Chakotay that word had just come in from Vegas, Mars, and Orion III that the odds were 33:1 that Kid Chaos would outpoint him and 11:1 that he'd be k.o.ed by the fifth round. (VOY: "The Fight")

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