Alfa 177
Type:	Planet
Native Species:	Alfa 177 canine

Alfa 177 was an uninhabited planet. This was the homeworld for a species of dog. (TOS: "The Enemy Within")

This planet had a nighttime temperature that reached 120° below zero. The planet was capable of supporting life despite this, and it was also rich in a soft yellow magnetic ore with highly unusual properties.

In 2266, the USS Enterprise was on a specimen-gathering mission to this planet. While there, they brought aboard one of the dogs native to the planet. Also, a member of the landing party became covered with the yellow magnetic ore, which damaged the transporters and caused the device to divide transporter signals. (TOS: "The Enemy Within")

The planets location in the explored region of the Milky Way Galaxy was depicted on a Federation star chart in 2293. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country production art)

The crew of the Enterprise

stranded on the cold planet

The location of Alfa 177 on "The Explored Galaxy" star chart

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External link

• Alfa 177 at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works