Changes: Unnamed Alpha and Beta Quadrant planets

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Time vortex planet was an informal name used during the 23rd century for the homeworld of the Guardian of Forever.

The planet was littered with the ruins of a massive, forgotten city that stretched beyond the horizon in all directions around the Guardian. Based on initial observations, the ruins appeared to be at least one million years old, although the Guardian claimed to be at least five billion years old, predating the existence of Sol system.

The planet of the time vortex was discovered by the crew of the USS Enterprise in 2267 and was revisited in 2269 by Captain James T. Kirk and his science officer Spock, accompanied by a team of historians. (TOS: "The City on the Edge of Forever"; TAS: "Yesteryear")

The name "Time vortex planet" is based on the term "the planet of the time vortex" used in "Yesteryear". In the reference works, such as Star Trek Maps (page 30) and The Worlds of the Federation (page 136), the name "Time planet" was used.
In the originally aired version of "The City on the Edge of Forever", the time vortex planet, as viewed from space, was represented with stock footage. However, the same footage was used in many other TOS episodes. For the 2006 "remastered" version of "The City on the Edge of Forever", a new, computer-generated version of the planet was created to replace the stock footage.

Apocrypha

The novelization of "Yesteryear" (in Star Trek Log 1) names a city on the time vortex planet as "Oyya."

In the novel Imzadi, the time vortex planet is referred to in the 25th century as Forever World, since giving it anything other than such a Guardian-referencing name was felt to have been, in the words of one character, "... like painting a mustache on the face of God."

Other authors in the Pocket Books library of Star Trek novels refer to the time vortex planet as "Gateway," referring to the Guardian of Forever's final spoken line in "The City on the Edge of Forever", "All is at it was before. Many such journeys are possible. Let me be your gateway."

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 The planet of the [[time vortex]] was discovered by the crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} in [[2267]] and was revisited in [[2269]] by [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] and his [[science officer]] [[Spock]], accompanied by a team of historians.  ({{TOS|The City on the Edge of Forever}}; {{TAS|Yesteryear}})
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+{{bginfo|The name "Time vortex planet" is based on the term "the planet of the time vortex" used in {{e|Yesteryear}}. In the [[reference works]], such as ''[[Star Trek Maps]]'' (page 30) and ''[[The Worlds of the Federation]]'' (page 136), the name "Time planet" was used.|In the originally aired version of "The City on the Edge of Forever", the time vortex planet, as viewed from space, was represented with stock footage. However, the same footage was used in many other TOS episodes. For the {{y|2006}} "remastered" version of "The City on the Edge of Forever", a new, computer-generated version of the planet was created to replace the stock footage.}}
 ==Apocrypha==