Beta Kupsic was an astronomical object that was located somewhere in the Alpha or Beta Quadrant.
In 2365, this was the destination of the USS Enterprise-D after a warp coil evaluation was completed at Starbase Montgomery. (TNG: "The Icarus Factor")
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This location was only mentioned in dialogue.
The Star Trek Encyclopedia, 4th ed., vol. 1, p. 80 identified Beta Kupsic as a planet.
At StarTrek.com, Beta Kupsic was identified as a star and the Enterprise was visiting the star system of this star. [1](X)
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, Beta Kupsic would be the 2nd brightest star in its constellation.
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- Beta Kupsic at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works