Planet Q was an inhabited planet. The atmosphere was capable of supporting humanoid life-forms. In the mid-23rd century, this was the site of an Earth colony. The planets Cygnia Minor and Benecia were located near this planet.
In 2266, Doctor Thomas Leighton, an old friend of Captain James Kirk, sent a signal to the Enterprise, informing Kirk that he had discovered an extraordinary new synthetic food, which would end the threat of famine on nearby Cygnia Minor. It was soon discovered, however, that Leighton had lied about the discovery in order to lure the Enterprise to Planet Q to convince Kirk that he had found Kodos the Executioner. (TOS: "The Conscience of the King")
Background
The location of the Tholian Assembly and Romulus on "The Explored Galaxy" wall chart
"The Explored Galaxy" was a map of charted space in the Alpha Quadrant. The area of space between the Tholian Assembly and Romulus represented the extent of exploration by the Federation in the late 23rd century. Both locations were identified in DS9: "The Search, Part II", "Call to Arms" as being located in this quadrant. The chart, first seen chronologically in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, 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".
Star Trek: Star Charts
- Planet Q: In 2378, this planet was a Federation member. ("United Federation of Planets I") Humans founded colonies on M-class planets. Conjecturally, Planet Q might be M-class. (TNG: "Justice")
- Planet Q System: This system was left unnamed. The system was located in or near Federation space, in the Alpha Quadrant. This was a single star system. Primary was a F-class star with a magnitude of +5, which was the same brightness as Sol. ("United Federation of Planets III")
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