Cait was a star system in the Alpha Quadrant.
In 2259, the location of this system was labeled on a stellar cartography chart that was seen on the USS Enterprise's ready room viewscreen. This system's symbol had a blue color, indicating that it was affiliated with the Federation. (SNW: "Children of the Comet")
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In the non-canonical sources, the planet Cait (β), which was the homeworld of the felinoid Caitians, was located in this system.
This planet originated in the biography of Lt. M'ress, which was originally published by Lincoln Enterprises in 1974, and described the planet as having an atmosphere, mass, and gravity all near Earth normal (Class M). There was only one other planet in the system, and it was uninhabited.
This information would later be incorporated into M'Ress' biography appearing in the Star Trek Concordance (1st edition, p. 197).
According to the Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 37), the Cait (15 Lyncis) system's primary is a large F-type star.
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The Worlds of the Federation (p. 38) adds that Cait is the second planet in the orbit of star 15 Lyncis, and is known natively as "Ferasa", which had two moons Rea and Sura. This source also states that the 15 Lyncis system was the twelfth Federation member to ratify the Constitution of the United Federation of Planets and its component Articles Of Federation.
External link[]
- Cait at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works