Alpha III was the inhabited third planet of the Alpha system. Prior to stardate 2947, an Earth colony was established on this planet. The Tribunal of Alpha III wrote the Statutes of Alpha III. (TOS: "Court Martial")

Background informationEdit

Based on the statement by lawyer Samuel T. Cogley in "Court Martial", "Learn the intent of the men who wrote them, from Moses to the Tribunal of Alpha III?" and "Rights, sir, Human rights. The Bible, the Code of Hammurabi and of Justinian, Magna Carta, the Constitution of the United States, Fundamental Declarations of the Martian colonies, the Statutes of Alpha III.", Alpha III was colonized by Humans after the colonization of Mars.

According to Star Trek Maps (pg. 22), the colony was established during the 22nd century as "Terra Four". By the 23rd century, the planet had a population of 175 million, it was a Federation member, and one of the seven members of the Federation security council. According to Star Trek: Star Charts ("United Federation of Planets I & III"), the Alpha system was a single star system in the Alpha Quadrant. Alpha was a G-class star with a magnitude of +5, the same brightness as Sol. Alpha III was a Federation member in 2378.

External link Edit

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