Mu Arae
Mu Arae was a single star system in the Beta Quadrant. The official name for this system's star was Cervantes. (PIC: "Disengage")
Stellar Cartography
The Mu Arae system was visible from Earth in the constellation Ara. It was approximately 50.9 light years from Sol.
In 2401, this system's position was labeled on a star chart used by Captain William T. Riker during his attempt at finding the last known location of the SS Eleos XII. (PIC: "The Next Generation")
Appendices
Background information
This star system was only mentioned in writing.
The location of this star system was seen on the bridge of the SS Eleos XII on what appears to be an updated chart from Star Trek: Star Charts. Dave Blass published pictures of the set on his website
Information on this system was derived from the episodes, the reference works Star Trek: Star Charts and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library, and real-world sources. The reference works were used extensively in the creation of star charts seen in Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Prodigy, and Star Trek: Lower Decks. The real-world information added to the article was current as of 2025.
As of 2025, it has been confirmed that there are four planets in this system. They are named Quijote, Dulcinea, Rocinante and Sancho.
External links
- Mu Arae at Wikipedia
- Mu Arae at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works