Tau Ceti

Tau Ceti

Specifics[]

Tau Ceti is a main sequenceG typeyellow starorbited by fiveplanets. It was located intreaty boundaryquadrant 0 in the general vicinity ofProcyon and40 Eridani. (STreference:Star Trek Maps)

Sector 004star charts denoted it as being in the general vicinity ofSol,Chara, andVan Maanen's Star in that sector. As it was near the border toSector 006, it was also in the general vicinity of61 Ursae Majoris andEpsilon Eridani. (STreference:Star Charts)

Itscoordinates placed it onStarfleet Intelligence sector 3 star charts in the general vicinity ofAldebaran,Argus, andBenecia. (FASA RPGmodule:The Federation)

The system has a vast amount of interplanetary debris, making space travel extremely difficult.Kaferia itself can only be approached via its poles. (STreference:The Worlds of the Federation,TTNnovel:Over a Torrent Sea,DTInovel:Watching the Clock)

Tau Ceti was the location of theheadquarter of theAndorian Mining Consortium. (STvideo game:Fleet Command:Revolutionaries Part 1)

History[]

The Tau Ceti system was the site of theTau Ceti Accords, a treaty betweenVulcan and theAndorian Empire. (ENTepisode: "Shadows of P'Jem")

Tau Ceti was the intended destination ofKhan Noonien Singh'sAugment followers when they were launched intospace aboard thesleeper shipSS Botany Bay in theyear1996. (TOS -Star Trek 2novelization:Space Seed)

During theEarth-Romulan War, Tau Ceti (also referred to asKaferia) fell to theRomulans inJune of2156. Following his defeat at theSecond Battle of Deneva, AdmiralValdore quickly redeployed his forces and attacked the Earth colony at Tau Ceti IV. TheCoalition of Planets forces protecting Tau Ceti were a combinedStarfleet-Andorian-Tellarite task force led byAtlantis (NX-05), which was destroyed by the Romulans. The Romulan conquest of Tau Ceti gave the Romulans a forward operating base only 11 light years from Earth. (ENT -The Romulan Warnovel:Beneath the Raptor's Wing)

Tau Ceti IV was the location ofAmber, according toStarfleet'sfictionalKobayashi Maru scenario training simulation. (TOSmovie:The Wrath of Khan) Amber was the home port of theECS Kobayashi Maru. (ENT -The Romulan Warnovel:Beneath the Raptor's Wing)

In the mid-2260sdecade, theUSSEnterprise engaged and defeated a Romulan vessel near Tau Ceti.Enterprise deployed aTactical Assault known as the "Cochrane deceleration maneuver." (TOSepisode: "Whom Gods Destroy")

By the2270s or2280s, theCassiopeia 1R1 Investigator-class astrophysics researchspacelaboratory was operational in the system. (FASA RPGmodule:Regula-1 Orbital Station Deckplans)

In theyear2273, theUSSPotemkin conducted training exercises in the Tau Ceti system.Potemkin picked upCommanderSpock at Tau Ceti, then took him toVulcan. (TOSeBook:Shadow of the Machine)

In2386,DoctorGeoffrey Mandel included Tau Ceti in hisFederation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385 star chart. (STreference:Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library)

Alternate realities[]

In themirror universe, theTerran Empire lost twelve ships in a battle at Tau Ceti against alien rebels in2155. This battle represented a major setback for the Empire. (ENTepisode: "In a Mirror, Darkly")

By2381 in theFirst Splinter timeline,systemUFC 86783 was dubbedNew Kaferia because its star so resembled Tau Ceti, though this system lacked its debris disk. (TTNnovel:Over a Torrent Sea)

Planets in the system[]

• Tau Ceti Prime
• Tau Ceti II
• Kaferia (Tau Ceti III)
• Tau Ceti IV
• Tau Ceti V

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Connections[]

Alpha andBeta Quadrantstars andstar systems (T)
Tabuk •Tagus •Tahniva 311 •Tajarhi •Takan •Takanarra •Takoi •Tak'vor •Taladi •Talar •Taldora •Talbot •Talgat •Tali •Tal'Ihnor Gates •Talin •Talitha •Tallus •Talna •Talon •Talora •Talquos •Tamaros •Tambor •Tampora •Tanar •Tanaris •Tania •Tandorian •Tantalus •Tantamon •Tanuga •Taoji •Taos •Taran •Tarana •Taranda •Tardal •Tareel •Tarett •Tarf •Tariax •Tarila •Taris Seti •Tarletus •Tarnak •Tarquolese •Tarsus •Tartana •Tartarus •Tasox •Tasus •Tau Beta •Tau Gamma •Tau Omega •Tau Serpentis •Tau Zeta •Taurean •Tauro-34 •Tautallus •Tautee •Taxak •Taygeta •Taz •Taziok •Tazior •T'Bor •T'Dakka •Te Awamutu •Technis •Tedara •Tejat •Tekian •Tekiel •Tek'reth •Telcosus •Telep •Tellion •Telora •Telum •Teluridian •Tem Daraan •Temaris •Temazi •Temir •Tenak •Tenara •Tendar •Tendarri •Tenekratus •Tenber •Teniira •Tenor •Tera Daraan •Tera Lara •Terana •Teranth •Terazon-X31 •Terba •Tereb •Terella •Terga •Terim •Terminimurus •Terof •Teron •Terratin •Terrellian •Tervek •Tervellion •Tessmata •Tesum •Teth'torva •Tevron •Tewa •Tezel-Oroko •Tezion •Thabit •Thalak •Thalia •Thallus •Thark-Morkol •Tharnos •Tharsis •Thasus •Thaxius •Theata Leonis •Thelonii system (Thelonii) •Theta •Theta 116 •Theta Anterial •Theta Bowles •Theta Cobrini •Theta Cygni •Theta Gamma •Theta Majoris •Theta Mariana •Theta Mees •Theta Pictoris •Theta Rill •Theta Tau •Thetalian •Thevos •Tholus •Thonolan •Thorian-V •Thoris Amarnis •Thranstor •Thrax •Thraz •Threllvia •Thrishia •Thuban •THX-1138 •Tia Daraan •Tiaren •Tib'vor •Tiba •Tibidex •Tierenios •Tifel •Tigan •Tikopai •Tiliul •Timonium •Timor •Timore •Timpek •Tim'pek •Tio'pek •Tir Kapov •Tira Daraan •Tirian •Tiros •Tir'tara •Titan •Titanias •Tithadi •Tizum •T'Kar •T'Lani •Tlaoli •T'lli Beta •T'Lor •TNC-5527 •Tokan •Tok'Bhul •Tolfor •Tolochon •Tolor •Toman •Tomb of Anikalistes •Tomira •Tomora •Toolian •Toothy Maw •Tor •Toradi •Torgu-Va •Toridex •Torin •Tor'ivara •Tor'ken •Torkor •Torob •Torona •Torrt •Tortuga •Torviir •Toska •Toziuz •Tozox •Tozron •T'Por •Trager •Trakliv •Tra'tara •Trab'neth •Trabian •Trablar •Trabox •Tramzon •Tran •Traxen •Trel Daraan •Treleb •Trelkis •Trendir •Trellisane-Sealon •Trennes •Tri-Betaline •Tri-Rho Nautica •Triaminus •Triangeles •Triangularis •Trieba •T'Rill •Trillby •Triminon •Trimir •Trinora •Trin'tara •Tripoli •Tro'vara •Tron Daraan •Trotor •Truai •Trunox •Truth's Bane •Truxtun •Tseen •Tsih •Tsugh Khaidnn •Tsze •Tufem •Tulan •Tulgana •Tuner •Turen •Turion •Turi'tara •Tur'vok •Turul •Tutakai system (Tutakai) •T'Vant •Twisting Maw •Twobin •Tyburn •Tycho •Tynt •Tyolo •Tyrelli •Tyrtaeus •Tyrus
Alpha Quadrantstars andsystems (T)	Tagra •Talos •Tama/Tamar •Tammeron •Tarahong •Tarazed •Tarvo •Tasak •Tau Ceti •Tau Cygna •Tau Boötis •Taurus •Tegedaar •Tellar •Temecklia •Thalos •Therbia •Theta Aquarii •Theta Draconis •Theta Pegasi •TL-9139 •Tohvun •Tomed •Topin •Torman •Torros •Trelka •Triangulum •Trill •Trivas •Tyl •Tyra
Beta Quadrantstars andsystems (T)	T'Acog •Talvath •Tarod •Tau Centauri •Tau Delta •Tau Lacertae •Tegmeni •Tellun •Teneebia •Tephrei •Terix •Tessen •Teutil •T'gha •Thalassa •Thallon •Theta Centauri •Theta Eridani •Theta Hydrae •Theta Indi •Theta Kiokis •Theta Leonis •Theta Pavonis •Tiburon •Tigelis •Tika •T'Met •Toh'kaht •T'ong •Toredar •Torek •Torna •Toron •Traelus •Tranome Sar •Trilith •Turkana •Ty'Gokor

References[]

• Last Unicorn RPGmodule:The Way of D'era: The Romulan Star Empire
• STvideo game:Fleet Command

External links[]

• Tau Ceti article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.
• Tau Ceti article atWikipedia, the free encyclopedia.