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Alpha Shiro was a star system in the Alpha or Beta Quadrant.
In 2367, Alpha Shiro'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 Shiro'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)
This star system was only mentioned in writing.
It can't be deduced from the star chart in which quadrant Alpha Shiro 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 Shiro would be the 1st brightest star in its constellation.
External link[]
- Alpha Shiro at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works