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'''Babel''' was the code name for a [[planetoid]] in neutral [[space]] used by [[United Earth]] and later the [[United Federation of Planets]] as a venue for conferences. Relative to [[Tellar Prime]], it was located on the opposite side of [[Andorian Empire|Andorian space]]. ({{ENT|Babel One}}) This planetoid was located in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. Its location in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was depicted on a Federation [[star chart]] in [[2293]].({{film|6}}, ''production art'')
 
   
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The planetoid was planned to host negotiations between the [[Andorian]]s and the [[Tellarite]]s mediated by the [[Human]] organization [[Starfleet]] on behalf of United Earth in [[2154]]. However, the meeting was postponed due to tensions between the two powers caused by a raiding [[Romulan]] [[Romulan drone-ship|scout vessel]] in the area. ({{ENT|Babel One}})
 
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| name = Babel
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| image = Romulan Neutral Zone star chart, 2259.png
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| type = [[Planet]]
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| location = [[Alpha Quadrant]]
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| affiliation = [[United Earth]]<br/>{{Federation}}
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| status = Habitable
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In [[2268]], the [[Babel Conference]] was held there to determine [[Coridan (planet)|Coridan]]'s admission to the Federation. As such it was also the namesake of the [[Babel Resolutions]]. ({{TOS|Journey to Babel}}; {{TAS|The Pirates of Orion}})
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'''Babel''' was the [[code name]] for an [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] neutral [[planet]] in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. This planet was used by [[United Earth]], and later the [[United Federation of Planets]], as a venue for conferences, which were mediated in council chambers. ({{TOS|Journey to Babel}}; {{TAS|The Counter-Clock Incident}}; {{ENT|Babel One}})
   
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== Location ==
In [[2270]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} transported [[Commodore]] [[Robert April]] and his wife [[Sarah April|Sarah]] to Babel, where [[ambassador]]s from all [[Federation members|Federation worlds]] had converged to honor April as he had reached his [[mandatory retirement]] age. ({{TAS|The Counter-Clock Incident}})
 
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Relative to [[Tellar Prime]], Babel was located on the far side of [[Andorian Empire|Andorian space]]. ({{ENT|Babel One}})
   
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In [[2259]], the location of this planet was labeled on a [[stellar cartography]] chart that was seen on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}'s [[ready room]] [[viewscreen]]. This planet's symbol had a {{dis|blue|color}} [[color]], indicating that it was affiliated with the {{Federation}}. ({{SNW|Strange New Worlds|Spock Amok|A Quality of Mercy}})
In [[2367]], the planetoid appeared on a chart in [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Maxwell]]'s [[ready room]] on the {{USS|Phoenix}}. ({{TNG|The Wounded}} ''[[:de:Bild:Taktisches_Statusdisplay.svg|display graphic]]'')
 
   
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In [[2293]], the [[location]] of Babel in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was labeled in the [[star chart]] ''The Explored Galaxy'', which was on display in [[James T. Kirk]]'s [[quarters]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}. ({{film|6}}, ''[[okudagram]]'')
''In an [[alternate timeline|alternate]] [[2366]], Babel was marked on a [[tactical situation monitor]] showing the fleet deployments in the [[Federation-Klingon War (alternate timeline)|Federation-Klingon War]].'' ({{TNG|Yesterday's Enterprise}} ''display graphic'')
 
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In [[2367]], the location of Babel was labeled on a [[tactical situation monitor]] in [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Maxwell]]'s [[ready room]] on the {{USS|Phoenix}}. ({{TNG|The Wounded}}, ''[[:de:Bild:Taktisches Statusdisplay.svg|okudagram]]'')
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''In [[2366]], in an [[alternate timeline]], during the {{dis|Federation-Klingon War|alternate timeline}}, Babel's position was labeled on a tactical situation monitor on the [[bridge]] and in the [[ready room]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}.'' ({{TNG|Yesterday's Enterprise}}, ''[[okudagram]]'')
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The planet's location was labeled in a [[Federation star charts#Commander-in-Chief's office, 2399|Federation star chart]] that was in [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Kirsten Clancy]]'s [[office]] at [[Starfleet Headquarters]] in [[2399]] and on the [[bridge]] of the {{USS|Titan|NCC-80102-A|-A}} in [[2401]]. Babel was in or near to [[Federation space]]. ({{PIC|Maps and Legends|The Next Generation|Disengage}})
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In 2401, the location of Babel was labeled on a star chart that was seen on the {{USS|Stargazer|NCC-82893}}'s [[bridge]] [[viewscreen]]. The chart was used to show the location of the combined Starfleet-Borg armada and where it needed to go to face a galactic-level threat. ({{PIC|Farewell}})
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Later that year, Babel's position was labeled on a [[star chart]] used by [[Captain]] [[William T. Riker]] during his attempt at finding the last known location of the {{SS|Eleos XII}}. ({{PIC|The Next Generation}})
   
 
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File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|The location of Babel on "The Explored Galaxy" star chart
 
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== History ==
{{bginfo|In the "The Explored Galaxy" star chart, Babel was located between the [[Tholian Assembly]] and [[Romulus]]. Both were identified in {{DS9|Call to Arms}} as being located in the Alpha Quadrant.|According to ''[[Star Trek Maps]]'' (page 24) and ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (United Federation of Planets I), Babel was located in the Wolf 424 system. According to ''Maps'', Babel had a diameter of 4,200 km and orbited a red dwarf star. According to the ''Star Charts'', the single star system was located in the [[Beta Quadrant]]. Wolf 424 was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|M-class star]] with a [[magnitude]] of +9.}}
 
 
The planet was planned to host negotiations to settle trade disputes between the [[Andorian]]s and the [[Tellarite]]s and mediated by [[Starfleet]] on behalf of United Earth in [[2154]]. However, the meeting was postponed due to [[Babel Crisis|tensions between the two powers]] caused by a raiding [[Romulan]] [[Romulan drone ship|scout vessel]] in the area. ({{ENT|Babel One|United}})
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In [[2268]], on [[stardate]] 3850.3, the [[Babel Conference]] considered [[Coridan]]'s admission to the Federation. Two things came of this conference: the [[Babel Resolutions]] and Coridan's admission to the Federation. ({{TOS|Journey to Babel}}; {{TAS|The Pirates of Orion}}; {{TNG|Sarek}})
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In [[2270]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} transported [[Commodore]] [[Robert April]] and his [[wife]] [[Sarah April|Sarah]] to Babel, where [[ambassador]]s from all [[Federation members|Federation worlds]] had converged to honor April as he had reached his [[mandatory retirement]] age. ({{TAS|The Counter-Clock Incident}})
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== Appendices ==
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=== Background information ===
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Babel was described as a [[planetoid]] in its first mention in "Journey to Babel", but as a planet in "The Counter-Clock Incident" and "Babel One". [[StarTrek.com]] described Babel as a [[rogue planet]]. ''{{st.com|database_article/babel}}''
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According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pp. 45,66, "United Federation of Planets I") and ''[[Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library]]'' ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), Babel was located in the {{w|Wolf 424}} system. The system's [[star|primary]] was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|M-class star]]. In the late 24th century, it was an independent system.
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=== Apocrypha ===
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According to ''[[Star Trek Maps]]'' (p. 24 and chart D), Babel was located in the Wolf 424 system. The Babel planetoid had three small [[moon]]s called Zion, Ba, and Ruim. Babel had a [[diameter]] of 4,200 [[kilometer]]s and orbited a red dwarf star. ''[[The Federation]]'' sourcebook identifies Babel as the [[twelfth planets|twelfth]] planet in the Wolf 424 system.
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Latest revision as of 06:43, 13 January 2024

Multiple realities
(covers information from several alternate timelines)
For the DS9 episode of the same name, please see "Babel".

Babel was the code name for an inhabited neutral planet in the Alpha Quadrant. This planet was used by United Earth, and later the United Federation of Planets, as a venue for conferences, which were mediated in council chambers. (TOS: "Journey to Babel"; TAS: "The Counter-Clock Incident"; ENT: "Babel One")

Location

Relative to Tellar Prime, Babel was located on the far side of Andorian space. (ENT: "Babel One")

In 2259, the location of this planet was labeled on a stellar cartography chart that was seen on the USS Enterprise's ready room viewscreen. This planet's symbol had a blue color, indicating that it was affiliated with the United Federation of Planets. (SNW: "Strange New Worlds", "Spock Amok", "A Quality of Mercy")

In 2293, the location of Babel in the Milky Way Galaxy was labeled in the star chart The Explored Galaxy, which was on display in James T. Kirk's quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-A. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, okudagram)

In 2367, the location of Babel was labeled on a tactical situation monitor in Captain Benjamin Maxwell's ready room on the USS Phoenix. (TNG: "The Wounded", okudagram)

In 2366, in an alternate timeline, during the Federation-Klingon War, Babel's position was labeled on a tactical situation monitor on the bridge and in the ready room of the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise", okudagram)

The planet's location was labeled in a Federation star chart that was in Fleet Admiral Kirsten Clancy's office at Starfleet Headquarters in 2399 and on the bridge of the USS Titan-A in 2401. Babel was in or near to Federation space. (PIC: "Maps and Legends", "The Next Generation", "Disengage")

In 2401, the location of Babel was labeled on a star chart that was seen on the USS Stargazer's bridge viewscreen. The chart was used to show the location of the combined Starfleet-Borg armada and where it needed to go to face a galactic-level threat. (PIC: "Farewell")

Later that year, Babel's position was labeled on a star chart used by Captain William T. Riker during his attempt at finding the last known location of the SS Eleos XII. (PIC: "The Next Generation")

History

The planet was planned to host negotiations to settle trade disputes between the Andorians and the Tellarites and mediated by Starfleet on behalf of United Earth in 2154. However, the meeting was postponed due to tensions between the two powers caused by a raiding Romulan scout vessel in the area. (ENT: "Babel One", "United")

In 2268, on stardate 3850.3, the Babel Conference considered Coridan's admission to the Federation. Two things came of this conference: the Babel Resolutions and Coridan's admission to the Federation. (TOS: "Journey to Babel"; TAS: "The Pirates of Orion"; TNG: "Sarek")

In 2270, the USS Enterprise transported Commodore Robert April and his wife Sarah to Babel, where ambassadors from all Federation worlds had converged to honor April as he had reached his mandatory retirement age. (TAS: "The Counter-Clock Incident")

Appendices

Background information

Babel was described as a planetoid in its first mention in "Journey to Babel", but as a planet in "The Counter-Clock Incident" and "Babel One". StarTrek.com described Babel as a rogue planet. [1]

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pp. 45,66, "United Federation of Planets I") and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), Babel was located in the Wolf 424 system. The system's primary was a M-class star. In the late 24th century, it was an independent system.

Apocrypha

According to Star Trek Maps (p. 24 and chart D), Babel was located in the Wolf 424 system. The Babel planetoid had three small moons called Zion, Ba, and Ruim. Babel had a diameter of 4,200 kilometers and orbited a red dwarf star. The Federation sourcebook identifies Babel as the twelfth planet in the Wolf 424 system.

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