Capella IV
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| Capella IV | |
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| Class: | presumably M |
| Native Species: | Capellans |
| Location: | Capella system |
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Capella IV is the fourth planet in the Capella star system, known for its rich deposits of topaline. During the 23rd century, Capella IV was position near both Federation space and the Klingon Empire. (TOS: "Friday's Child")
Capella IV was homeworld of the Capellan people, as well as the Capellan flower and the feared Capellan power-cat. (TOS: "Friday's Child"; TAS: "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth", "The Counter-Clock Incident")
Leonard McCoy was briefly stationed on Capella IV during the 2250s. (TOS: "Friday's Child")
In 2267, the planet served as a pawn in the Federation-Klingon Cold War, during a trade dispute between the Klingons and the Federation over topaline mining rights. (TOS: "Friday's Child")
[edit] Background
Capella IV was given a "face lift" for the 2006 remastered version of "Friday's Child", with a digital planet replacing the stock footage from the classic episode.
According to The Worlds of the Federation, the Capellans refer to their world as Kohath.
[edit] External link
- Capella IV at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
