AT: "xx" Canopus (or Alpha Carinae) was the primary of the Canopus planetary system. The location of Alpha Carinae in the Alpha Quadrant was depicted on a Federation star chart in 2293. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise")
In 2267, on stardate 3046, USS Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu used Canopus as a reference point to plot the location of the Enterprise after it was flung five hundred parsecs by the Metrons. (TOS: "Arena")
In 2367, the star appeared on a chart in Captain Benjamin Maxwell's ready room on the USS Phoenix. (TNG: "The Wounded" display graphic)
In an alternate 2366, Alpha Carinae was marked on a tactical situation monitor showing the fleet deployments in the Federation-Klingon War. (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise" display graphic)
External links
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- Canopus at Wikipedia
- Canopus at the Internet Stellar Database