Planet Q was an inhabited planet close to Cygnia Minor and Benecia.

As part of the Galactic Cultural Exchange Project, the Karidian Company of Players performed an Arcturian version of Macbeth on Planet Q in 2266. At that time, Doctor Thomas Leighton, a resident of Planet Q and old friend of Captain James Kirk, sent a signal to the Enterprise, informing Kirk that he had discovered an extraordinary new synthetic food, which would end the threat of famine on nearby Cygnia Minor. It was soon discovered, however, that Leighton had lied about the discovery in order to lure the Enterprise to Planet Q to convince Kirk that he had found Kodos the Executioner. (TOS: "The Conscience of the King")

Background

Star Trek: Star Charts

• Planet Q: In 2378, this planet was a Federation member. ("United Federation of Planets I")

• Planet Q System: This system was left unnamed. The system was located in or near Federation space. This was a single star system. Primary was a F-class star with a magnitude of +5, which was the same brightness as Sol. ("United Federation of Planets III")

External link

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