Talos Star Group (FASA)
Talos system (WoF)
The Talos Star Group was a globular cluster[1] located in Quadrant III of the United Federation of Planets,[3] and was composed primarily of white dwarf stars and "stellar corpses," which were systems now devoid of life.[4] Also within the group was a binary system that had eleven planets[5] in orbit of the system's red giant.[1] The system's five inner planets were remarkable for their highly eccentric orbits; in fact, no two worlds lay in the same orbital plane,[5] a phenomenon believed to be the result of ancient planetary engineering. The remaining six planets, all gas giants with no natural satellites, had conventional orbits.[4]
Of the system's inner planets, Talos IV was a Class M planet. In 2178, the S.S. Columbia disappeared after checking in near the Talos Star Group, where it crashed on Talos IV. Nearly twenty years later, in 2196, the Talosians lured the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 to Talos IV. The Talos Star Group had never been explored, and the Federation had no ships or colonies that far out at the time.[5]
Notes and References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Maynard, Jeff (Author). Star Trek Maps. Star Trek. Book. Bantam Books. August 1980.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Menagerie, Part I." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 11 (Production 16). Directed by Marc Daniels and Robert Butler. Written by Gene Roddenberry. Desilu Productions, 17 November 1966.
- ↑ Menke, Bernard Edward and Rick David Stuart (Authors). The Federation. Star Trek: The Role Playing Game. Book 2011. Cover art by David R. Deitrick. Illustrations by Todd F. Marsh, John C. Tylk, Bob Eggleton, Daniel E. Carroll, and Jay Harris. FASA Corporation. 1986.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Johnson, Shane. Star Trek: The Worlds of the Federation. Pocket Books, 1989.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Cage". Star Trek, season 0, episode 0 (Production number 01). Directed by Robert Butler. Written by Gene Roddenberry. Released 1986. Desilu Productions. 1965.
