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A Federation star chart depicting the location of Babel
- For The Babel Project (user language templates), see Memory Alpha: Babel.
Babel was the code name for a planetoid in neutral space used by United Earth and later the United Federation of Planets as venue for conferences. Relative to Tellar Prime, it was located on the opposite side of Andorian space. (ENT: "Babel One") The location of Babel was depicted on a Federation star chart in 2293. It was located near Theta III, Rigel, and Aldebaran. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
In an alternate timeline, it was listed on a tactical situation monitor showing progress of the Klingons in their war with the Federation. (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise")
The planetoid was planned to host negotiations between the Andorians and the Tellarites 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 scout vessel in the area. (ENT: "Babel One")
In 2268, the Babel Conference was held there to determine 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")
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")