Beta Lyrae was one of the stars of the Beta Lyrae system in the Alpha Quadrant. It had its own planetary system with at least two planets orbiting the star. This star was located 142° northeast of the galactic plane. Beta Lyrae was located between Kzin and Starbase 25. (TAS: "The Slaver Weapon")
In 2293, the location of Beta Lyrae in the Milky Way Galaxy was labeled in a star chart that was in Captain James T. Kirk's quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-A. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, okudagram)