Stellar Cartography

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Division of Arts & Sciences Major Science Science Resources Chemicals & Particles Planetary Classification Planetary Development Scale Stellar Cartography Star Classification Science Facilities Academy Curriculum Alien Races Command Engineering Flight Control (Navigation) Medicine Miscellaneous Security & Tactical Edit this nav If you are looking for information about the area that is used for stellar cartography, see Science Facilities Stellar cartography is the science and practice of making maps and projections of space. The United Federation of Planets and other starfaring cultures have various different systems to organize and catalogue space and objects in space. Terminology The most widely used cartography system is based on older Earth and Vulcan systems, and perhaps even older. It divides the galaxy into quadrants and sectors, and also uses coordinates to describe specific points in space. Quadrants Our galaxy is divided into four quadrants, defined by one meridian passing through the galactic core and the Sol System and a second one perpendicular to the first, that also passes through the galactic core. Alpha Quadrant Beta Quadrant Gamma Quadrant Delta Quadrant The United Federation of Planets and its neighbouring powers are located in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants. Some smaller sections of the galaxy are historically referred to as a quadrants as well. Examples of these smaller quadrants are: Quadrant 448 Quadrant 904 Morgana Quadrant Sectors A sector is a much smaller, cubical volume of space. Sectors typically contain several stars and are consecutively numbered; some also have a label, normally, but not always, named after an important star system in that sector. List of sectors According to the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual and the Star Trek Star Charts, a sector is 20x20x20 light-years in size. This, however, is not entirely consistent with all on-screen data. Stellar Charts General List of clusters (category) List of planets (category) List of nebulae (category) Stars and stellar bodies Astronomical objects Spatial anomalies Inhabited planets Uninhabited planets Homeworlds Federation space Federation members Federation colonies The Hekaras Corridor Klingon space Klingon planets Borderland Romulan space Romulan planets Romulan Neutral Zone Cardassian space Cardassian planets Demilitarized Zone Dominion space Dominion planets Various locations Planets in the Delphic Expanse Content from this article may have come partially, or entirely from  Memory Alpha