The Benzite system, also known as Benzar and Delta Pavonis, was an inhabited planetary system in the Beta Quadrant.
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Stellar system[]
This was a single star system. The primary Delta Pavonis was a G-type subgiant. (ENT: "Cold Front")
There were five planets in this system, including Benzar, which was the homeworld of the spacefaring Benzites. (DIS: "Choose Your Pain")
History[]
In 2256, during the Federation-Klingon War, the USS Discovery broke the Klingon supply line in this system. (DIS: "Choose Your Pain")
During the Dominion War, the Benzite system was conquered by Dominion forces. The system was liberated in mid-2374 by the Romulans. (DS9: "The Reckoning")
Stellar cartography[]
Location of Benzar on a star chart
The Benzite system was visible from Earth in the constellation Pavo. The Benzite system was approximately 20 light years from Sol.
The location of Delta Pavonis on a United Earth star chart, 2154
In the 2150s, this system's position was labeled on an United Earth star chart which was displayed in several crew and guest quarters aboard the Enterprise. (Star Trek: Enterprise, set decoration)
In 2259, the location of this system was labeled on a stellar cartography chart seen on the USS Enterprise's ready room viewscreen. The system's symbol had a blue color, which indicated that it had an affiliation with the Federation. (SNW: "Spock Amok", "A Quality of Mercy")
On stardate 1292.4, the location of this system was labeled in a chart used during a Section 31 Alpha Team briefing. (Star Trek: Section 31)
The system's location was labeled in a Federation star chart that was in Fleet Admiral Kirsten Clancy's office at Starfleet Headquarters in 2399 and on the bridge of the USS Titan-A in 2401. Benzar was in or near to Federation space. (PIC: "Maps and Legends", "The Next Generation", "Disengage")
In 2401, the location of Benzar was labeled on a star chart that was seen on the USS Stargazer's bridge viewscreen. The chart was used to show the location of the combined Starfleet-Borg armada and where it needed to go to face a galactic-level threat. (PIC: "Farewell")
Later that year, this system's position was labeled on a star chart used by Captain William T. Riker during his attempt at finding the last known location of the SS Eleos XII. (PIC: "The Next Generation")
Location of Benzar labeled on a star chart (3190)
In 3190, the location of Benzar was labeled on a star chart used by Commander Paul Stamets for tracking the movement of the Dark Matter Anomaly through the galaxy. (DIS: "The Examples")
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Background information[]
Benzar, the alternate name of this system, came from the source material used, the Star Trek: Star Charts and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library, to create the star charts seen in Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. This name was, also, identified as an alternate name by the Star Trek Encyclopedia, 4th ed., vol. 1, p. 78.
Information on this system was derived from the episodes and films, the reference works Star Trek: Star Charts and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library, and real-world sources. The reference works were used extensively in the creation of star charts seen in Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Prodigy, and Star Trek: Lower Decks. The real-world information added to the article was current as of 2025.
The star chart seen in the series Star Trek: Enterprise made its first appearance in Crewman Daniels quarters in "Cold Front". It was also seen in several other episodes of the series, from 2151 to 2154. (For more information, see Federation star charts#United Earth Alpha/Beta star chart)
The current location of the Benzite system in the Beta Quadrant was based on the most recent star charts seen in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Section 31.
External links[]
- Delta Pavonis at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Delta Pavonis at Wikipedia
- Subgiant at Wikipedia