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For the battle, please see Battle of Cheron.

Cheron was an uninhabited planet. This was the homeworld of the Cheron natives, an extinct warp-capable humanoid species that destroyed itself in internecine warfare. The planet was located in the southern region of the Milky Way Galaxy, near the Coalsack Nebula.

History

Prior to stardate 5730.2, this planet and its inhabitants were unknown to the United Federation of Planets. In 2268, first contact was made with this planet's inhabitants.

In that year, when the USS Enterprise scanned the planet, the instruments revealed large uninhabited cities, extensive traffic systems barren of traffic, and lower animal lifeforms and sand encroaching on the cities. There was no sign of sapient life, and there were vast numbers of unburied corpses in the cites. The civilization had evidently destroyed itself in a war fueled by racism. The last two surviving members of the species, Bele and Lokai, were left behind on this world by the Enterprise. (TOS: "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield")

In 2371, the location of Cheron was labeled in the star chart Data and Picard were studying in stellar cartography on the USS Enterprise-D. (Star Trek Generations okudagram)

Appendices

Background information

"CHE-ron" was the pronunciation for this planet's name from the script pronunciation guide for "Blood Oath". [1] Other than the guide, Cheron wasn't mentioned elsewhere in the script.

According to the Star Trek: Star Charts (pp. 60 & 66), Cheron was located in the 83 Leonis system in the Beta Quadrant. 83 Leonis was listed as a single star system with a K class primary with a magnitude lower than Sol. In the mid-22nd century, the 83 Leonis system was located in non-aligned space. In 2378, the system was located in or near Federation space.

According to the reference book Star Trek: Federation - The First 150 Years, Cheron was the planet where the Battle of Cheron of the Earth-Romulan War took place.

Apocrypha

According to the novels The Buried Age, Kobayashi Maru, and To Brave the Storm, the planet Cheron was the fifth planet in the 83 Leonis B star system, and was the site of the Battle of Cheron in 2160. Cheron was a strategically important planet for the Romulan Star Empire and was occupied with a military outpost at the time. Cheron was also where a Romulan fleet of 81 ships massed in preparations for an all out attack on Earth. The fleet was defeated and forced to retreat by allied starships. After the war, Cheron remained on the Federation side of the Romulan Neutral Zone.

In the novel No Time Like the Past, the Enterprise briefly returns to Cheron, with scans revealing that Bele and Lokai have now set up bases for themselves on different sides of the planet; a time-displaced Seven of Nine notes that, even in her era, the Federation avoids Cheron due to the unpredictable power and life-span of the surviving natives. The novel also reveals that the Cherons were destroyed when an attempt by Bele's side to create a virus that would destroy only their enemies resulted in the virus being released before it was ready during an enemy assault, with the result that both sides were destroyed (although Kirk and Seven, temporarily trapped in the past, were unaffected by the virus).

External links

83 Leonis B V at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
83 Leonis at Wikipedia

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-| Native Species  = [[Cheron native]]s
+| Native Species  = [[Cheron native]]s (extinct)
-| Location        = Near the [[Coalsack]]<br/>[[Alpha Quadrant]]
+| Location        = Near the [[Coalsack Nebula]]
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-:''You may be looking for the [[Battle of Cheron]].''
+{{disambiguation|the battle|Battle of Cheron}}
+'''Cheron''' was an [[uninhabited planets|uninhabited]] [[planet]]. This was the [[homeworld]] of the [[Cheron native]]s, an extinct [[warp-capable]] [[humanoid]] [[species]] that destroyed itself in internecine warfare. The planet was located in the southern region of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]], near the [[Coalsack Nebula]].
-'''Cheron''' was an [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[planet]] in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. This planet was located in the southern region of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] near the [[Coalsack]]. The [[atmosphere]] was capable of supporting [[humanoid]] life-forms. Prior to [[2268]], Cheron was the [[homeworld]] for the [[Cheron native]]s, a [[warp drive|warp capable]] [[species]]. When the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} scanned this planet that year, the instruments revealed large uninhabited cities, extensive traffic systems barren of traffic, and lower animal life-forms and sand encroaching on the cities. There was no sign of sapient life, and there were vast numbers of unburied corpses in the cites.
+== History ==
-In the mid-[[23rd century]], this area of [[space]] was largely unexplored by [[Starfleet]], so the race was previously unknown to the [[Federation]]. ({{TOS|Let That Be Your Last Battlefield}})
+Prior to [[stardate]] 5730.2, this planet and its inhabitants were unknown to the [[United Federation of Planets]]. In [[2268]], [[first contact]] was made with this planet's inhabitants.
+In that year, when the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} scanned the planet, the instruments revealed large uninhabited cities, extensive traffic systems barren of traffic, and lower animal lifeforms and sand encroaching on the cities. There was no sign of sapient life, and there were vast numbers of unburied corpses in the cites. The civilization had evidently destroyed itself in a war fueled by racism. The last two surviving members of the species, [[Bele]] and [[Lokai]], were left behind on this world by the ''Enterprise''. ({{TOS|Let That Be Your Last Battlefield}})
-Cheron appeared in the star chart [[Data]] and [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] were studying in [[Stellar Cartography]] in [[2371]]. The planet was located near the [[star]] [[Epsilon Canaris]] and the planets [[Antica IV]] and [[Delta IV]]. ({{film|7}})
+In [[2371]], the location of Cheron was labeled in the star chart [[Data]] and [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] were studying in [[stellar cartography]] on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. ({{film|7}} ''[[okudagram]]'')
-{{bginfo|[[File:Star-chart alpha-beta quadrant.jpg|thumb|The location of Gamma Canaris N in "The Explored Galaxy" wall chart]]Epsilon Canaris was located near to the [[Gamma Canaris region]]. ({{TOS|Metamorphosis}}) A [[planetoid]] in this system was named [[Gamma Canaris N]]. According to the [[star chart]] "The Explored Galaxy", [[Gamma Canaris N]] was located in the Alpha Quadrant. This chart was a map of charted space that was first seen chronologically in {{film|6}}. It depicted the locations of the [[Tholian Assembly]] and [[Romulus]]/[[Remus]]. Both locations were identified in dialog as being located in this quadrant. ({{DS9|The Search, Part II|Call to Arms}}) The chart was also seen in several ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episodes set in the [[24th century]], from the year [[2364]] to [[2370]]. These were {{TNG|Conspiracy|The Measure Of A Man|The Emissary|The Mind's Eye|The Game}}, and {{DS9|In the Hands of the Prophets|Cardassians}}.|According to the ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pgs. 60, 66), Cheron was located in the '''83 Leonis''' [[star system|system]], in the [[Beta Quadrant]]. This was a single star system. 83 Leonis was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|K class star]] with a [[magnitude]] that was lower than [[Sol]]. In the mid-[[22nd century]], the 83 Leonis system was located in non-aligned space. In [[2378]], the system was located in or near Federation space.}}
-== External link ==
+== Appendices ==
+=== Background information ===
-* {{NCwiki|83 Leonis B V}}
+"CHE-ron" was the pronunciation for this planet's name from the script pronunciation guide for {{e|Blood Oath}}. {{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/439.txt}} Other than the guide, Cheron wasn't mentioned elsewhere in the script.
+According to the ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pp. 60 & 66), Cheron was located in the 83 Leonis [[star system|system]] in the [[Beta Quadrant]]. 83 Leonis was listed as a single star system with a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|K class]] primary with a [[magnitude]] lower than [[Sol]]. In the mid-[[22nd century]], the 83 Leonis system was located in non-aligned space. In [[2378]], the system was located in or near Federation space.
+According to the [[reference book]] ''[[Star Trek: Federation - The First 150 Years]]'', Cheron was the planet where the [[Battle of Cheron]] of the [[Earth-Romulan War]] took place.
+=== Apocrypha ===
+According to the novels ''[[The Buried Age]]'', ''{{dis|Kobayashi Maru|novel}}'', and ''[[To Brave the Storm]]'', the planet Cheron was the fifth planet in the 83 Leonis B star system, and was the site of the Battle of Cheron in 2160. Cheron was a strategically important planet for the [[Romulan Star Empire]] and was occupied with a military [[outpost]] at the time. Cheron was also where a Romulan fleet of 81 ships massed in preparations for an all out attack on [[Earth]]. The fleet was defeated and forced to retreat by allied starships. After the war, Cheron remained on the Federation side of the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]].
+In the novel ''{{dis|No Time Like the Past|novel}}'', the ''Enterprise'' briefly returns to Cheron, with scans revealing that Bele and Lokai have now set up bases for themselves on different sides of the planet; a time-displaced [[Seven of Nine]] notes that, even in her era, the Federation avoids Cheron due to the unpredictable power and life-span of the surviving natives. The novel also reveals that the Cherons were destroyed when an attempt by Bele's side to create a virus that would destroy only their enemies resulted in the virus being released before it was ready during an enemy assault, with the result that both sides were destroyed (although Kirk and Seven, temporarily trapped in the past, were unaffected by the virus).
+=== External links ===
+* {{mbeta|83 Leonis B V}}
+* {{Wikipedia|83 Leonis}}
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