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[[File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|thumb|The location of Talos on "The Explored Galaxy" star chart]]
 
[[File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|thumb|The location of Talos on "The Explored Galaxy" star chart]]
'''Talos III''' was the [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[third planets|third]] [[planet]] of the [[Talosian system|Talosian]] [[star system|system]]. This system was located within the [[Talos star group]], which was located in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. This [[ring system|ringed]] world had no [[moon]]s. The planet was located 2.5 [[astronomical unit]]s from the [[binary star system|binary star]]s of Talos A and Talos B.
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'''Talos III''' was the [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[third planets|third]] [[planet]] of the [[Talosian system|Talosian]] [[star system|system]] within the [[Talos star group]]. This [[ring system|ringed]] planet had no [[moon]]s. The planet was located 2.5 [[astronomical unit]]s from the [[binary star system|binary star]]s of Talos A and Talos B. ({{TOS|The Cage|The Menagerie, Part I}}, ''production art'')
   
Sometime before stardate [[2285|8130]], materials from Talos III were sent in a container to [[Regula]]. ({{TOS|The Cage|The Menagerie, Part I}}; {{film|2}}; {{film|6}}, ''production art'')
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Sometime before [[stardate]] 8130, in [[2285]], materials from Talos III were sent in a container to [[Regula]]. ({{film|2}}) The location of the Talos system in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was depicted on the "The Explored Galaxy" [[star chart]] in [[2293]]. ({{film|6}}, ''production art'')
 
== Background ==
 
The planet was never mentioned in dialog; this name came from a map of the Talosian system. Talos III was identified again on a blue cargo-container tube seen in ''The Wrath of Khan''. In "The Explored Galaxy" the location of Talos was depicted between the [[Tholian Assembly]] and [[Romulus]]. Both locations were identified in {{DS9|Call to Arms}} as being located in the Alpha Quadrant.
 
 
According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'', Talos III was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Planetary classification|L-class planet]]. In [[2378]], Talos III was located in or near Federation space, in the Alpha Quadrant. (Pgs. 40-41, "United Federation of Planets III")
 
   
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{{bginfo|On the "The Explored Galaxy" star chart, the Talos system was located between the [[Tholian Assembly]] and [[Romulus]]. According to dialog in {{DS9|Call to Arms}}, the two were [[Alpha Quadrant]] powers.|According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pgs. 40-41, "United Federation of Planets III"), Talos III was classified as an [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|L-class planet]]. In [[2378]], Talos III was located in or near Federation space, in the Alpha Quadrant.}}
 
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Revision as of 10:30, 3 September 2013

The Explored Galaxy

The location of Talos on "The Explored Galaxy" star chart

Talos III was the inhabited third planet of the Talosian system within the Talos star group. This ringed planet had no moons. The planet was located 2.5 astronomical units from the binary stars of Talos A and Talos B. (TOS: "The Cage", "The Menagerie, Part I", production art)

Sometime before stardate 8130, in 2285, materials from Talos III were sent in a container to Regula. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) The location of the Talos system in the Milky Way Galaxy was depicted on the "The Explored Galaxy" star chart in 2293. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, production art)

On the "The Explored Galaxy" star chart, the Talos system was located between the Tholian Assembly and Romulus. According to dialog in DS9: "Call to Arms", the two were Alpha Quadrant powers.
According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pgs. 40-41, "United Federation of Planets III"), Talos III was classified as an L-class planet. In 2378, Talos III was located in or near Federation space, in the Alpha Quadrant.