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The Benzite system, aka Benzar, was an inhabited planetary system in Federation space in the Alpha Quadrant. The system consisted of its primary and five planets, including Benzar. This planet was the homeworld for the space-faring Benzites.

In 2256, during the Federation-Klingon War, the USS Discovery broke the Klingon supply line in this system. (DIS: "Choose Your Pain")

Romulan Neutral Zone star chart, 2259

Location of Benzar on a star chart

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")

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")

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")

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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")

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).
According to Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 56) and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), the primary of the Benzar (Benzite, Delta Pavonis) system was a G-class star.

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