Alpha Ataru was a star system in the Alpha or Beta Quadrant.
In 2367, Alpha Ataru's position was labeled on a tactical situation monitor in Captain Benjamin Maxwell's ready room on the USS Phoenix. (TNG: "The Wounded", okudagram)
In 2366, in an alternate timeline, during the Federation-Klingon War, Alpha Ataru's position was labeled on a tactical situation monitor on the bridge and in the ready room of the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise" okudagram)
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Background information[]
This star system was only mentioned in writing.
It can't be deduced from the star chart in which quadrant Alpha Ataru was located as there were planets and star systems from both quadrants spread throughout the chart.
In the Bayer designation, which was a system of stellar classification, the Greek letter indicated the brightness of a star in a constellation. In this case, Alpha Ataru would be the 1st brightest star in its constellation.
This star system might have been named after Ataru Moroboshi, a main character in Urusei Yatsura.
External link[]
- Alpha Ataru at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works