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18 Puppis was a star system in the Beta Quadrant. (SA: "Ko'Zeine")

Components

Stellar system

This was a binary star system. The primary 18 Puppis A was an F-type dwarf.

History

When the Venari Ral laid Omega-47 mines around the core of Federation space in 3196, this system was within the blast radius of one of the mines. (SA: "300th Night")

Stellar cartography

The 18 Puppis system was visible from Earth in the constellation Puppis. This system was approximately 73 light years from Sol.

In 3196, this system's position was labeled on a Federation star chart which was displayed on the main viewscreen of the USS Athena bridge. (SA: "Ko'Zeine")

Later that year, during the Omega-47 crisis, the location of Vega (Alpha Lyrae) was depicted on star charts and readouts used across several locations on the USS Athena to locate, monitor, and respond to the Omega-47 mines laid by the Venari Ral. (SA: "300th Night")

This star system was only mentioned in writing.
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, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. The real-world information added to the article was current as of 2026.