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'''Tau Ceti''' was the [[star|primary]] of the inhabited Tau Ceti [[star system|system]]. This [[planet]]ary system had at least four planets. The star was located within twenty [[light year]]s of [[Sol]]. ({{TNG|The Naked Now}}; {{film|2}})
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'''Tau Ceti''' was the [[star|primary]] of the inhabited Tau Ceti [[star system|system]], located less than twenty [[light year]]s from [[Sol]]. ({{TNG|The Naked Now}}, ''production art'')
   
 
According to [[Doctor]] [[Beverly Crusher]], [[Chief medical officer|CMO]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, a planet in this system was the [[homeworld]] of the [[The Traveler]]'s [[species]]. ({{TNG|Journey's End}})
  
According to [[Doctor]] [[Beverly Crusher]], [[Chief medical officer|CMO]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, a planet in this system was the [[homeworld]] of the [[The Traveler]]'s [[species]]. ({{TNG|Journey's End}})
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At some point prior to [[2268]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, under the command of [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]], engaged and defeated a [[Romulan]] vessel near Tau Ceti, using the [[Cochrane deceleration maneuver]]. ({{TOS|Whom Gods Destroy}})
  
At some point prior to [[2268]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, under the command of [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]], engaged and defeated a [[Romulan]] vessel near Tau Ceti, using the [[Cochrane deceleration maneuver]]. ({{TOS|Whom Gods Destroy}})
   
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In [[Starfleet Academy]]'s [[Kobayashi Maru scenario]], in [[2285]], [[Amber]] on [[Tau Ceti IV]] was listed as the home port of the [[tanker]]/[[transport]] ''[[Kobayashi Maru]]''. ({{film|2}})
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In [[Starfleet Academy]]'s [[Kobayashi Maru scenario]], in [[2285]], [[Amber]] on [[Tau Ceti IV]] was named as the home port of the [[tanker]]/[[transport]] ''[[Kobayashi Maru]]''. ({{film|2}})
   
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In [[2293]], the location of Tau Ceti in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was depicted on the [[Federation]] [[star chart]] ''The Explored Galaxy''. This chart was first seen on aboard the [[starship]] {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}. In the [[2360s]], the chart was seen again aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, the [[outpost]] [[Starbase 173]], and at [[Starfleet Headquarters]] on [[Earth]]. ({{film|6}}; {{TNG|Conspiracy|The Measure Of A Man|Emissary}})
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In [[2293]], the location of Tau Ceti in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was named in a [[star chart]] that was in [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]]'s [[quarters]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}. ({{film|6}}, ''production art'')
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In [[2328]], this was the home for the [[Tau Ceti Deep Space Station]]. ({{TNG-R|Inheritance}})
   
 
Some time before [[2348]], [[Jean-Luc Picard]] first met [[Walker Keel]] at an exotic bar on [[Tau Ceti III]]. Some time after this Keel introduced [[Jack Crusher]] to [[Beverly Howard]]. ({{TNG|Conspiracy}})
 
Some time before [[2348]], [[Jean-Luc Picard]] first met [[Walker Keel]] at an exotic bar on [[Tau Ceti III]]. Some time after this Keel introduced [[Jack Crusher]] to [[Beverly Howard]]. ({{TNG|Conspiracy}})
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Some time before [[2358]], the father of [[Kathryn Janeway]], [[Vice admiral]] [[Janeway (Male Admiral)|Janeway]], died under the polar ice cap of [[Tau Ceti Prime]]. ({{VOY|Coda}})
  
Some time before [[2358]], the father of [[Kathryn Janeway]], [[Vice admiral]] [[Janeway (Male Admiral)|Janeway]], died under the polar ice cap of [[Tau Ceti Prime]]. ({{VOY|Coda}})
   
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A star chart from the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) library computer|library computer]] depicted the location of Tau Ceti in relation to Sol and other neighboring stars. In [[2364]], this chart was seen when [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]] did research into past instances of [[polywater intoxication]], when [[Portal 63]] on [[Delphi Ardu IV]] accessed the [[starship]]'s library, and, finally, when Data investigated the possibility of a conspiracy in the upper echelons of [[Starfleet]]. ({{TNG|The Naked Now|The Last Outpost|Conspiracy}})
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In [[2364]], the location of Tau Ceti was named in a star chart of a stellar neighborhood with Sol at the center. This chart was stored in the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) library computer|library computer]]. Later that year, the chart was scanned by [[Outpost 63]]. ({{TNG|The Naked Now}}, ''production art''; {{TNG|The Last Outpost}})
   
 
''In [[2155]], in the [[mirror universe]], Tau Ceti was the system in which the [[Terran Empire]] lost [[Unnamed Earth starships#Tau Ceti assault fleet|twelve ships]] in a battle against [[alien]] [[Terran Empire rebellion|rebels]]. [[Propaganda]] had spread that this was a major victory for the Terran Empire, when in fact it was a sign they were losing.'' ({{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly}})
  
''In [[2155]], in the [[mirror universe]], Tau Ceti was the system in which the [[Terran Empire]] lost [[Unnamed Earth starships#Tau Ceti assault fleet|twelve ships]] in a battle against [[alien]] [[Terran Empire rebellion|rebels]]. [[Propaganda]] had spread that this was a major victory for the Terran Empire, when in fact it was a sign they were losing.'' ({{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly}})
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==Appendices==
  
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=== Background information ===
  
=== Background information ===
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In "The Explored Galaxy" star chart, Tau Ceti was located between the [[Tholian Assembly]] and [[Romulus]]. Both were identified in dialog from {{DS9|Call to Arms}} as being located in the Alpha Quadrant.
 
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The chart naming stars within 20 light years of Sol was drawn by [[Rick Sternbach]] for the ''[[Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology]]'' in the late 1970s. Found on page 77, this chart showed Earth commercial and exploration routes after the use of [[warp drive]] began. Tau Ceti was the destination on an exploration route. According to the ''Spaceflight Chronology'', the UNSS ''Bonaventure'', under the command of Captain Hadrian Huckleby, began Earth's warp drive era with a trip to Tau Ceti four years after the first successful demonstration of warp technology.
  
The chart naming stars within 20 light years of Sol was drawn by [[Rick Sternbach]] for the ''[[Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology]]'' in the late 1970s. Found on page 77, this chart showed Earth commercial and exploration routes after the use of [[warp drive]] began. Tau Ceti was the destination on an exploration route. According to the ''Spaceflight Chronology'', the UNSS ''Bonaventure'', under the command of Captain Hadrian Huckleby, began Earth's warp drive era with a trip to Tau Ceti four years after the first successful demonstration of warp technology.
   

Revision as of 02:55, 27 December 2014

AT: "xx" Tau Ceti was the primary of the inhabited Tau Ceti system, located less than twenty light years from Sol. (TNG: "The Naked Now", production art)

According to Doctor Beverly Crusher, CMO of the USS Enterprise-D, a planet in this system was the homeworld of the The Traveler's species. (TNG: "Journey's End")

History

Some time before 2151, the Tau Ceti system was the site of the Tau Ceti Accords, a set of peace agreements, signed between the Vulcan High Command and the Andorian Empire. (ENT: "Shadows of P'Jem")

At some point prior to 2268, the USS Enterprise, under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, engaged and defeated a Romulan vessel near Tau Ceti, using the Cochrane deceleration maneuver. (TOS: "Whom Gods Destroy")

In Starfleet Academy's Kobayashi Maru scenario, in 2285, Amber on Tau Ceti IV was named as the home port of the tanker/transport Kobayashi Maru. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

In 2293, the location of Tau Ceti in the Milky Way Galaxy was named in a star chart that was in Captain James T. Kirk's quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-A. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, production art)

In 2328, this was the home for the Tau Ceti Deep Space Station. (TNG-R: "Inheritance")

Some time before 2348, Jean-Luc Picard first met Walker Keel at an exotic bar on Tau Ceti III. Some time after this Keel introduced Jack Crusher to Beverly Howard. (TNG: "Conspiracy")

Some time before 2358, the father of Kathryn Janeway, Vice admiral Janeway, died under the polar ice cap of Tau Ceti Prime. (VOY: "Coda")

In 2364, the location of Tau Ceti was named in a star chart of a stellar neighborhood with Sol at the center. This chart was stored in the USS Enterprise-D library computer. Later that year, the chart was scanned by Outpost 63. (TNG: "The Naked Now", production art; TNG: "The Last Outpost")

In 2155, in the mirror universe, Tau Ceti was the system in which the Terran Empire lost twelve ships in a battle against alien rebels. Propaganda had spread that this was a major victory for the Terran Empire, when in fact it was a sign they were losing. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly")

Appendices

Background information

The chart naming stars within 20 light years of Sol was drawn by Rick Sternbach for the Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology in the late 1970s. Found on page 77, this chart showed Earth commercial and exploration routes after the use of warp drive began. Tau Ceti was the destination on an exploration route. According to the Spaceflight Chronology, the UNSS Bonaventure, under the command of Captain Hadrian Huckleby, began Earth's warp drive era with a trip to Tau Ceti four years after the first successful demonstration of warp technology.

According to The Worlds of the Federation, Tau Ceti III was the planet Kaferia, homeworld of the insectoid Kaferians. In TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before" and TNG: "Remember Me", The Traveler was also said to be a native of Tau Alpha C, suggesting Tau Alpha C was located in the Tau Ceti system.

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pg. 44), from the mid-22nd century, Tau Ceti was located in or near Federation space, in the Alpha Quadrant. The planet Kaferia was the third planet. Tau Ceti was a G-class star with a magnitude of +5, which was the same brightness as Sol.

Apocrypha

According to the novel Enterprise: The First Adventure, Tau Ceti was located along the Romulan Neutral Zone and the inhabitants of Tau Ceti II were widely regarded as possessing great mineralogical expertise, using sapphires as the local currency.

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