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Coordinates, also called galactic coordinates or spatial coordinates, are a set of two, three or four numbers used to indicate the location of a star, a planet, an asteroid field or any other object or position in space. A set of coordinates can also be used to indicate a specific location on the surface of a planet.
According to Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual, (page 36) spatial coordinates are used to establish a standard galactic X, Y and Z position.
According to Star Trek Maps, the XYZ spatial coordinates 0,0,0 used by the Federation are those of a central navigation beacon located near the core worlds of the Federation. The galactic XYZ values are in a grid in relation to this central beacon. Units in the grid are parsecs. The first value X is the distance towards (positive) or away from (negative) the center of the galaxy. The second value Y is the distance towards the left "Alpha Quadrant" direction (positive) or the right "Beta Quadrant" direction (negative). The third value Z is the distance in the galactic north direction upwards (positive) or galactic south downwards (negative) away from the galactic plane.
Based on the various canon references, the system of coordinates used in Star Trek appears to be more complex than this.
List of galactic/spatial coordinates
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- 000-mark-2: A location of space between Nimbus III and the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, before the Great Barrier becomes visible to the naked eye. Captain James T. Kirk sent a distress call to Starfleet from these coordinates in 2287 when the USS Enterprise-A was commandeered by Sybok. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)
- 002/845: The location of space, where the starships USS James Fennimore Cooper and USS Robert Louis Stevenson rendezvoused with the USS Discovery in 2364. The James Fennimore Cooper and the Robert Louis Stevenson transferred personnel to the Discovery. (TNG: "Conspiracy")
- 0009-358070690 0009-407764209: The galactic coordinates the Tkon Empire. In 2364, Data presented a hologram of the Empire that included the coordinates. (TNG: "The Last Outpost")
- 18-mark-205-mark-47: The location of the USS Voyager in the Delta Quadrant in 2374. Upon discovering the Hirogen communications network which enabled the Voyager's first contact with Starfleet in years, Captain Kathryn Janeway stated the ship's coordinates. (VOY: "Message in a Bottle")
- 21 alpha prime/936 zeta: The spatial coordinates of the USS Voyager in the Delta Quadrant in 2372 on stardate 49123.5621. (VOY: "Relativity")
- 22/87/4: The coordinates of Gamma Hydra Section 14 on the Federation side of the Neutral zone in 2285. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
- 23.17.46.11: The coordinates of the planet Jupiter in the Sol system. (Star Trek Into Darkness)
- 036.231: The galactic coordinates for the heart of the Milky Way Galaxy. After the magnetic organism overtook the USS Enterprise in 2269, it demanded that the crew set the ship on course to these specific coordinates. (TAS: "Beyond the Farthest Star")
- 43.89.26.05: The coordinates of the planet Qo'noS. (Star Trek Into Darkness)
- 070-mark-3: The coordinates of quadrant 9 inside the Neutral zone. A battle between the commandeered Batris and the IKS T'Acog took place there in 2364. (TNG: "Heart of Glory")
- 113-mark-7: The coordinates of an asteroid field in the Nekrit Expanse in the Delta Quadrant. (VOY: "Unity")
- 121-mark-6: A location inside Sector 38 in the Delta Quadrant near Tak Tak space. USS Voyager was found adrift at these coordinates in 2373 after the crew had been infected by a macrovirus. (VOY: "Macrocosm")
- 140/205: A location of space just outside the Romulan Neutral Zone in Federation space, where the USS Enterprise-D intercepted a Romulan scoutship in 2366. (TNG: "The Defector")
- 140-mark-317: A location of space in the Delta Quadrant. A Kazon buoy dropped at these coordinates was used by Seska to relay a communication to the USS Voyager in 2372. (VOY: "Basics, Part I")
- 206.80/102.8/128.59: The location of a Vidiian starship in the Delta Quadrant in 2371 that was contacted by Kes. (VOY: "Fury")
- 211-mark-61: A location of space inside the remains of Orelious IX, where the USS Enterprise-D discovered a Promellian battlecruiser in 2366. (TNG: "Booby Trap")
- 237.101: A location of space near the planet Vagra II. After experiencing an onboard systems failure, the drifting shuttlecraft 13 of the USS Enterprise-D was caught in the planet's gravity at these coordinates and crashlanded in 2364. (TNG: "Skin of Evil")
- 370.236: A location of space in the Zed Lapis sector. Shuttlecraft 13 experienced an onboard systems failure at these coordinates in 2364. (TNG: "Skin of Evil")
- 423/112/51: Coordinates of a location near but outside the Boradis system, in a sector colonized by the Federation. The USS Enterprise-D intercepted the class 8 probe carrying special emissary K'Ehleyr there in 2365. (TNG: "The Emissary")
- 1127.4/4052.0/3901.1: The location of the star Azati Prime. (ENT: "Stratagem")
- 3629-mark-584: The location in space, where the USS Enterprise-D had a scheduled rendezvous with the USS Victory in 2365. (TNG: "Elementary, Dear Data")
- 4159.26/81921/312: A location of space between Tarsas III in Sector 001 and the planet Bynaus. (TNG: "11001001", "Conspiracy", display graphic)
- 66728.9/707542.2: The coordinates of the Pegos Minor system. (TNG: "We'll Always Have Paris")
List of surface coordinates Edit
- T157/2598: The coordinates of a street in San Francisco close to Starfleet Headquarters on Earth. (Star Trek Into Darkness)
- 118/220: The coordinates near a village on the planet Gamma Trianguli VI. (TOS: "The Apple")
- 857/020/079: The coordinates of the transporter room on the replica USS Enterprise built on the surface of the planet Gideon. (TOS: "The Mark of Gideon")
- 857/020/709: The coordinates of the chambers of the Gideon Council on the surface of the planet Gideon. (TOS: "The Mark of Gideon")
