Planet Q

Planet Q was an inhabited planet in the Alpha Quadrant. This planet was the homeworld for a warp-capable civilization, which by the 2250s, had or was in the process of being inducted into the United Federation of Planets. By 2266, there was a Federation colony on this planet. The Earth colony on Cygnia Minor was located near this planet.

History[]

As part of the Galactic Cultural Exchange Project, the Karidian Company of Players performed an Arcturian version of Macbeth on Planet Q in 2266. At that time, Doctor Thomas Leighton, a resident of Planet Q and old friend of Captain James Kirk, sent a signal to the USS Enterprise, informing Kirk that he had discovered an extraordinary new synthetic food, which would end the threat of famine on nearby Cygnia Minor. It was soon discovered, however, that Leighton had lied about the discovery in order to lure the Enterprise to Planet Q to convince Kirk that he had found Kodos. (TOS: "The Conscience of the King")

In 2328, this was a point of embarkation for passengers traveling to Tarsas IV via commercial transport. Lolita Fatjo traveled there on the SS Manoa, Jimmy Berndt traveled to Planet Q on the SS Kogin, and John P. Farrell and Carl Banks traveled there on the SS Wisconsin. (TNG-R: "Inheritance", okudagram)

Stellar Cartography[]

In 2259, the planet's location was labeled on a stellar cartography chart that was seen on the USS Enterprise's ready room viewscreen. This planet's symbol had a blue color, indicating that it was affiliated with the Federation. (SNW: "Strange New Worlds", "Spock Amok")

On stardate 1292.4, this planet's position was labeled in a chart used during a Section 31 Alpha Team briefing. (Star Trek: Section 31)

The planet'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. According to the aforementioned chart, Planet Q was in or near Federation space. (PIC: "Maps and Legends", "The Next Generation", "Disengage")

In 3189, the location of Planet Q was denoted on a holographic star chart of the Milky Way Galaxy at Federation Headquarters. (DIS: "Scavengers")

In the revised final draft script of "The Conscience of the King", Planet Q was described, as seen from orbit, as "a mistily defined planet."

A city on the planet's surface was scripted to be "a strange, modernistic city," and the script then went on to remark (in a bracketed note), "The CUT OUT from PILOT ONE, if possible." Indeed, the Planet Q city was ultimately represented with a futuristic skyline that had originally been used to depict Mojave in the first Star Trek pilot, "The Cage". (The Art of Star Trek, p. 22)

In the Star Trek: Star Charts ("United Federation of Planets I", "United Federation of Planets III") and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), Planet Q was depicted as orbiting a F-class star. In 2378, this planet was listed as a Federation member.

External links[]

Planet Q at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Re-Used Planets in TOS at Ex Astris Scientia