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'''Altair IV''' was the [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[fourth planets|fourth]] [[planet]] of the [[Altair system|Altair]] [[star system|system]]. This system was located in [[Sector 9]]. ({{TOS|Amok Time|Wolf in the Fold}}) The location of the Altair system in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was depicted in the "The Explored Galaxy" [[star chart]]. ({{TNG|Conspiracy}}, ''production art'')
[[File:Star-chart alpha-beta quadrant.jpg|thumb|''The Explored Galaxy'': The location of Altair VI, a sister planet of Altair IV]]
 
'''Altair IV''' was the [[fourth planets|fourth]] [[planet]] of the [[Altair system]].
 
   
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==History==
[[Darien Wallace]] was born on this planet. ({{TNG|Eye of the Beholder}})
 
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In the mid-[[24th century]], on [[stardate]] 40001.1, [[Lieutenant]] [[Darien Wallace]] was born on Altair IV. This lieutenant's [[Personnel file|personnel file]] appeared in a hallucination of [[Deanna Troi]]'s. ({{TNG|Eye of the Beholder}}, ''production art'')
   
 
In [[2371]], a resident of this world, one [[Doctor]] [[Henri Roget]] of the [[Central Hospital of Altair IV]], was awarded the prestigious [[Carrington Award]] for his work in the field of [[medicine]]. ({{DS9|Prophet Motive}})
 
In [[2371]], a resident of this world, one [[Doctor]] [[Henri Roget]] of the [[Central Hospital of Altair IV]], was awarded the prestigious [[Carrington Award]] for his work in the field of [[medicine]]. ({{DS9|Prophet Motive}})
   
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== Background ==
 
 
File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|The location of Altair VI, a sister planet of Altair IV, on "The Explored Galaxy" star chart
* Altair IV was also the name of alien world featured in the film {{w|Forbidden Planet}}.
 
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File:Darien Wallace personnel file.jpg|Wallace's personnel file details his birth on Altair IV
* By [[2378]], Altair IV (Alpha Aurigae IV) had become a member of the Federaton. (''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'', United Federation of Planets I)
 
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== Apocrypha==
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== Appendices ==
 
=== Background information ===
 
Altair IV was also the name of the alien world featured in the film {{w|Forbidden Planet}}.
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In "The Explored Galaxy" chart, the Altair system was located between the [[Tholian Assembly]] and [[Romulus]]. According to dialog in {{DS9|Call to Arms}}, the two were Alpha Quadrant powers.
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According to the ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (page 44) and on the chart "United Federation of Planets I", the Altair system was located in the Alpha Quadrant. This system, also known as Alpha Aquilae, was a single star system. Primary was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral class|Class A star]] with a magnitude of +3, which was ten times brighter than [[Sol]]. Altair IV was listed as a member planet of the Federation in [[2378]].
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=== Apocrypha ===
 
In the novel ''[[Beneath the Raptor's Wing]]'', an Earth colony had been settled on Altair IV, and narrowly avoided destruction by [[Romulan]] weapons.
 
In the novel ''[[Beneath the Raptor's Wing]]'', an Earth colony had been settled on Altair IV, and narrowly avoided destruction by [[Romulan]] weapons.
   
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Revision as of 00:01, 3 September 2013

Altair IV was the inhabited fourth planet of the Altair system. This system was located in Sector 9. (TOS: "Amok Time", "Wolf in the Fold") The location of the Altair system in the Milky Way Galaxy was depicted in the "The Explored Galaxy" star chart. (TNG: "Conspiracy", production art)

History

In the mid-24th century, on stardate 40001.1, Lieutenant Darien Wallace was born on Altair IV. This lieutenant's personnel file appeared in a hallucination of Deanna Troi's. (TNG: "Eye of the Beholder", production art)

In 2371, a resident of this world, one Doctor Henri Roget of the Central Hospital of Altair IV, was awarded the prestigious Carrington Award for his work in the field of medicine. (DS9: "Prophet Motive")

Appendices

Background information

Altair IV was also the name of the alien world featured in the film Forbidden Planet.

In "The Explored Galaxy" chart, the Altair system was located between the Tholian Assembly and Romulus. According to dialog in DS9: "Call to Arms", the two were Alpha Quadrant powers.

According to the Star Trek: Star Charts (page 44) and on the chart "United Federation of Planets I", the Altair system was located in the Alpha Quadrant. This system, also known as Alpha Aquilae, was a single star system. Primary was a Class A star with a magnitude of +3, which was ten times brighter than Sol. Altair IV was listed as a member planet of the Federation in 2378.

Apocrypha

In the novel Beneath the Raptor's Wing, an Earth colony had been settled on Altair IV, and narrowly avoided destruction by Romulan weapons.

External link

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