Changes: Altair IV

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Altair IV was the inhabited fourth planet of the Altair system. This system was located in Sector 9, a region of space in the Alpha Quadrant. It was a Federation planet. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; TNG: "Eye of the Beholder", okudagram; DS9: "Prophet Motive")

In 2285, in the Genesis cave, a Federation cargo container was labeled with the name of this planet. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

In the 2340s, on stardate 22991.6, Lieutenant Darien Wallace was born on Altair IV. This lieutenant's personnel file appeared in a hallucination of Deanna Troi's. (TNG-R: "Eye of the Beholder", okudagram)

In 2371, Dr. Henri Roget, of the Central Hospital of Altair IV, was awarded the prestigious Carrington Award for his work in the field of medicine. (DS9: "Prophet Motive")

Altair system

Altair III • Altair IV • Altair VI

Appendices

Background information

This planet's quadrant of origin is inferred based on the position of its star system as seen in the star chart appearing in the Star Trek: Picard episode "Maps and Legends". The sector where this system was located was mentioned in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Amok Time".

"AL-tair" was the pronunciation for this planet's name from the script pronunciation guide for "Prophet Motive". [1]

Altair IV was referred to in the first draft script of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, which established it as the place of origin of Altair water. The script also referred to it as "far away" from Earth.

The Star Trek Encyclopedia (3rd ed., p. 9) noted that planet Altair IV was also the setting for the 1956 science fiction film Forbidden Planet.

In Gene Roddenberry and D.C. Fontana's final draft script of the Star Trek: The Next Generation first season episode "Encounter at Farpoint", this planet was visited by the USS Hood. This was changed to Altair III for the aired episode.

Apocrypha

In the novel Beneath the Raptor's Wing, an Earth colony had been settled on Altair IV, and narrowly avoided destruction by Romulan weapons.

External link

Altair IV at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+{{sidebar planet
-[[File:Darien Wallace personnel file.jpg|thumb|Wallace's personnel file details his birth on Altair IV]]
+| name            = Altair IV
-'''Altair IV''' was the [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[fourth planets|fourth]] [[planet]] of the [[Altair system|Altair]] [[star system|system]], located in [[Sector 9]]. ({{TOS|Amok Time}}; {{film|2}}; {{TNG|Eye of the Beholder}}, ''[[okudagram]])
+| image           = Darien Wallace personnel file.jpg
+| type            = [[Planet]]
+| location        = [[Altair system|Altair]] [[star system|system]]<br />[[Sector 9]]<br/>[[Alpha Quadrant]]
+| affiliation     = {{Federation}}
+| status          = Habitable
+| datestatus      = 2371
+}}
+'''Altair IV''' was the [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[fourth planets|fourth]] [[planet]] of the [[Altair system|Altair]] [[star system|system]]. This system was located in [[Sector 9]], a region of [[space]] in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. It was a [[Federation]] planet. ({{film|2}}; {{TNG|Eye of the Beholder}}, ''[[okudagram]]''; {{DS9|Prophet Motive}})
-Some time before [[2285]], Altair IV via the Federation sent a container to [[Regula]]. ({{film|2}})
+In [[2285]], in the [[Genesis cave]], a Federation [[cargo container]] was labeled with the [[name]] of this planet. ({{film|2}})
-In the mid-[[24th century]], on [[stardate]] 40001.1, [[Lieutenant]] [[Darien Wallace]] was born on Altair IV. This lieutenant's [[Personnel file|personnel file]] appeared in a hallucination of [[Deanna Troi]]'s. ({{TNG|Eye of the Beholder}}, ''okudagram'')
+In the [[2340s]], on [[stardate]] 22991.6, [[Lieutenant]] [[Darien Wallace]] was born on Altair IV. This lieutenant's [[Personnel file|personnel file]] appeared in a [[hallucination]] of [[Deanna Troi]]'s. ({{TNG-R|Eye of the Beholder}}, ''okudagram'')
+In [[2371]], [[Dr.]] [[Henri Roget]], of the [[Central Hospital of Altair IV]], was awarded the prestigious [[Carrington Award]] for his work in the [[field of study|field]] of [[medicine]]. ({{DS9|Prophet Motive}})
+{{Altair system}}
-In [[2371]], a resident of this world, one [[Doctor]] [[Henri Roget]] of the [[Central Hospital of Altair IV]], was awarded the prestigious [[Carrington Award]] for his work in the field of [[medicine]]. ({{DS9|Prophet Motive}})
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 == Appendices ==
 === Background information ===
+This planet's quadrant of origin is inferred based on the position of its star system as seen in the [[star chart]] appearing in the {{s|PIC}} episode {{e|Maps and Legends}}. The sector where this system was located was mentioned in the {{s|TOS}} episode {{e|Amok Time}}.
-Altair IV was also the name of the alien world featured in the film {{w|Forbidden Planet}}.
+"AL-tair" was the pronunciation for this planet's name from the [[script]] pronunciation guide for {{e|Prophet Motive}}. {{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/462.txt}}
+Altair IV was referred to in the first draft script of {{film|3}}, which established it as the place of origin of [[Altair water]]. The script also referred to it as "far away" from [[Earth]].
+The {{ste|3|9}} noted that planet Altair IV was also the setting for the 1956 [[science fiction]] film {{wt|Forbidden Planet}}.
+In [[Gene Roddenberry]] and [[D.C. Fontana]]'s final draft {{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/102.txt|script}} of the {{s|TNG}} [[TNG Season 1|first season]] episode {{e|Encounter at Farpoint}}, this planet was visited by the {{USS|Hood|NCC-42296}}. This was changed to [[Altair III]] for the aired episode.
-According to the ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (page 44) and on the chart "United Federation of Planets I", the Altair system was located in the Alpha Quadrant. This system, also known as Alpha Aquilae, was a single star system. Primary was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral class|Class A star]] with a magnitude of +3, which was ten times brighter than [[Sol]]. Altair IV was listed as a member planet of the Federation in [[2378]].
 === Apocrypha ===
-In the novel ''[[Beneath the Raptor's Wing]]'', an Earth colony had been settled on Altair IV, and narrowly avoided destruction by [[Romulan]] weapons.
+In the [[novel]] ''[[Beneath the Raptor's Wing]]'', an [[Earth]] [[colony]] had been settled on Altair IV, and narrowly avoided destruction by [[Romulan]] [[weapon]]s.
 === External link ===
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+* {{mbeta}}
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