Alpha III was the inhabited third planet in its star system. This planet was located somewhere in the Alpha or Beta Quadrant and was home to an Earth colony.
An important piece of Human rights legislation, the Statutes of Alpha III, was written on this planet by the Tribunal of Alpha III. (TOS: "Court Martial")
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In the Star Trek: Star Charts ("United Federation of Planets I"; "United Federation of Planets III") and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), there was a star system named Alpha in the Alpha Quadrant. This was a single star system with a yellow star. This could be the planet's system. In 2378, Alpha III was listed as a Federation member.
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In the Star Trek Maps (p. 22), the colony on Alpha III was established during the 22nd century as "Terra Four". By the 23rd century, the planet had a population of 175 million, it was a Federation member, and one of the seven members of the Federation security council.
In the The Worlds of the Federation, it was called "Kerecindal" by its natives. FASA's RPG sourcebook The Federation described it as the fourth planet in the Alpha Canaris (β) system.
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- Alpha III at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works