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| − | {{disambiguation link|Orion}} |
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| + | | name = Orion III |
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| − | [[File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|thumb|The location of Orion on ''The Explored Galaxy'' wall chart]] |
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| + | | type = [[Planet]] |
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| + | | location = [[Pi³ Orionis]] [[star system|system]]<br/>[[Orion sector]]<br/>[[Alpha Quadrant]] |
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| + | | status = Habitable |
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| + | | datestatus = 24th century |
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| ⚫ | '''Orion III''' was an [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[third planets|third]] [[planet]] in the [[Pi³ Orionis]] [[star system|system]]. This star was located in the [[Orion sector]], a region of [[space]] in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. ({{film|6}}, ''production art''; {{TNG|Conspiracy}}, ''[[:File:Starbase Ops Status display.jpg|display graphic]]''; {{VOY|Good Shepherd}}) |
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| ⚫ | As part of a [[vision quest]], [[Tom Paris]] told [[Chakotay]] that word had just come in from [[Las Vegas|Vegas]], [[Mars]], and Orion III that the odds were 33:1 that [[Kid Chaos]] would outpoint him and 11:1 that he'd be [[boxing|k.o.]]ed by the fifth round. ({{TNG|Conspiracy}}, ''[[:File:Starbase Ops Status display.jpg|display graphic]]''; {{VOY|The Fight}}; {{DIS|Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad}}; {{PIC|Maps and Legends}}) |
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| − | === "The Explored Galaxy" === |
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| − | "The Explored Galaxy" was a map of charted space in the Alpha Quadrant. Orion was located between the [[Tholian Assembly]] and [[Romulus]]. Both locations were identified in {{DS9|The Search, Part II|Call to Arms}} as being located in this quadrant. This chart, first seen chronologically in {{film|6}}, 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}}. |
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| − | === ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' === |
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| − | The Orion system was located in the [[Beta Quadrant]]. This system, also known as Pi 3 Orionis, was a [[multiple star system|trinary star system]]. Primary was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|Class F star]] with a magnitude of +3, which was ten times the brightness of [[Sol]]. Secondary and tertiary were Class F stars. In [[2120]], this was a destination on the final voyage of [[Zefram Cochrane]]. In the mid-[[22nd century]], this system was in non-aligned space, and was in proximity of the [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] trade routes. In the late [[24th century]], this system was located in or near Federation space, and this system was a destination on the major space lanes. (pgs. 36, 45, 60) |
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| + | The {{ste|4|2|113}} identified this planet as the home of a civilization. It is not clear if this civilization was the Orion, or another unnamed civilization. |
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| + | The location of [[Orion]], a sister planet to Orion III, located this world in the [[Alpha Quadrant]] on star charts from the {{s|DIS}} episode {{e|Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad}} and in the {{s|PIC}} episode {{e|Maps and Legends}}. |
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| + | === Apocrypha === |
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| + | The [[novels]] ''[[Silent Weapons]]'', ''[[The Light Fantastic]]'', and ''[[Tower of Babel]]'' referred to the planet interchangeably as Orion III, Orion Prime, Pi-3 Orionis III, the Orion homeworld, or simply, the planet Orion. |
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| + | == External link == |
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[[fr:Orion III]] |
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[[Category:Planets|Orion 03]] |
[[Category:Planets|Orion 03]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:50, 20 November 2023
Orion III was an inhabited third planet in the Pi³ Orionis system. This star was located in the Orion sector, a region of space in the Alpha Quadrant. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, production art; TNG: "Conspiracy", display graphic; VOY: "Good Shepherd")
As part of a vision quest, Tom Paris told Chakotay that word had just come in from Vegas, Mars, and Orion III that the odds were 33:1 that Kid Chaos would outpoint him and 11:1 that he'd be k.o.ed by the fifth round. (TNG: "Conspiracy", display graphic; VOY: "The Fight"; DIS: "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad"; PIC: "Maps and Legends")
| Pi³ Orionis system |
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| Orion • Orion I • Orion III |
Appendices
Background information
This planet was only mentioned in dialogue.
The Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 2, p. 113) identified this planet as the home of a civilization. It is not clear if this civilization was the Orion, or another unnamed civilization.
The location of Orion, a sister planet to Orion III, located this world in the Alpha Quadrant on star charts from the Star Trek: Discovery episode "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad" and in the Star Trek: Picard episode "Maps and Legends".
Apocrypha
The novels Silent Weapons, The Light Fantastic, and Tower of Babel referred to the planet interchangeably as Orion III, Orion Prime, Pi-3 Orionis III, the Orion homeworld, or simply, the planet Orion.
External link
- Orion III at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works