Alpha Centauri IV (also known as Centaurus IV or Velestus) is one of the inhabited Class M planets orbiting Alpha Centauri A, one of the trinary stars of the Alpha Centauri system, and was the homeworld of the Centauran species. As a member of the Centauri Concord, it was one of the founding members of the United Federation of Planets. (LUG: Planets of the UFP; TOS novel: Crisis on Centaurus)
There were several small to mid-sized continents on Velestus, and hundreds of small islands dotted across the planet's oceans. The planet's atmosphere was a standard oxygen-nitrogen mix, with pressure and gravity close to Earth normal, and an average temperature of 26.6° Celsius. It had a set of rings, and two small moons, Nykos and Tharon.
Widely varying solar radiation levels, tectonic stress and other problems beset the planet driving the Centaurans to develop terraforming technology early in their history. Their scientists believed that, over ten million years ago, a third moon orbiting the planet was ripped apart by tidal forces as it descended too close to the planet, producing a rare ring system around the inner planet.
The population of Alpha Centauri IV in the early 2360s was around 3 billion people, plus a small human and Vulcan population. Many of the humans living on Alpha Centauri were descended from the first immigrants from Earth, dating all the way back to the 21st century. The planet's capital city was Tarola'n, with features the famous Monument of Visions Art Museum.
Alpha Centauri was a major exporter of art and was a popular tourist destination. Their holographic art was highly collectable. Centauran artists are sought out to design specialized holodeck programs.
Two native species became well known to Federation visitors: the kerra'vein, canine-like animals similar to huskies and the lala'vel, small winged creatures that closely resembled Terran bats. (LUG: Planets of the UFP)
Locations[]
- Continents
- Ash'ayn • Avara • Bastal • Farain • Great Oreas • Kesta'al • Knu'fyr • Naroth • Nyria • Shalaven • Tedimah'k
- Bodies of water
- B'etha'ein Sea • Ral'einn Sea • Shima'ran Sea • Varan Sea • Varath Sea
- Landmarks
- Columns of Ineti • Mount Fera'an • Leroth Islands • Nyrian Pyramids
- Cities and settlements
- Dora'an • Torus • Tarala'n • McIverton • Narva • Ku'ltan • Shadra • Lamenk • Caladia • Vehaxein • Gorek • Chandrik
External links[]
- Alpha Centauri article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Alpha Centauri IV article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
- Alpha Centauri IV article at Star Trek Expanded Universe, the fanon and fanworks Star Trek wiki.