Canopus

From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference.

Canopus (also known as Alpha Carinae) is a star (spectral class: F0 IA) located in or near Federation space, some 310 light years from Sol. (TNG: "Conspiracy") It is the primary of the Canopus system.

On stardate 3046, USS Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu used Canopus as a reference point to plot the location of the Enterprise after it was flung 500 parsecs by the Metrons. (TOS: "Arena")

As Alpha Carinae, this star was mentioned as a small note on a very large star chart graphic created for TNG: "Conspiracy". It was the image behind the chair in the room where Dexter Remmick was killed. It appears to be located within an outlined block, which may indicate that it was surrounded or was even a part of Federation territory at the time. Oddly enough, the planet Canopus III was also listed, but was located several blocks away from the sun it supposedly orbits.

[edit] External Links

• Canopus at Wikipedia
• Canopus at the Internet Stellar Database