Benecia
Type:	Planet
Affiliation:	United Federation of Planets

Benecia was a Federation colony planet near Pollux IV. (TNG: "Conspiracy") The planet was also relatively close to Planet Q. (TOS: "The Conscience of the King") It was the location of the Benecia colony, at warp 2 located approximately 48 hours away from Camus II. (TOS: "Turnabout Intruder") The location of Benecia was depicted on a Federation star chart. (TNG: "Conspiracy")

In 2266, the Karidian Company intended to play two Shakespeare performances on Benecia. After the attempted murder of Captain James T. Kirk, Lenore Karidian, the daughter of Governor Kodos, was institutionalized on Benecia. She had been murdering the survivors of the Tarsus IV massacre who could identify her father. In Doctor Leonard McCoy's opinion she would receive the best of care available on Benecia. (TOS: "The Conscience of the King")

In 2269, Commander Spock judged the medical facilities of the colony to be most primitive, not suited to diagnose and treat radiation sickness. Janice Lester, who had transferred her consciousness to the body of Kirk, ordered the ship to set course to Benecia, to buy herself time to kill Captain Kirk whose consciousness was trapped in her original body. (TOS: "Turnabout Intruder")

External linkEdit

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