Proxima II was the second planet orbiting the star Proxima, the tertiary star of the Alpha Centauri system. A Class M world, it was the location of the Proxima Colony, one of the United Earth's early interstellar settlements.
As with Centauri B II and Alpha Centauri III, Zefram Cochrane helped found the Proxima colony. The expedition departed Earth in 2101 with ships capable of Warp 1.8, arriving some 18 months later. The terraforming process began in 2103, and the colony thrived. It peacefully declared independence in the mid-2130s, some 20 years before the founding of the Coalition of Planets. (Federation: The First 150 Years)
During the Earth-Romulan War, Proxima was one of several human colonies threatened by the Romulan advance. (ENT novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
In the 24th century, Starfleet's Proxima Maintenance Yards were located near Proxima II. (DS9: "Past Tense, Part I")
External links[]
- Proxima colony article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Proxima II article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
- Proxima Colony article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.