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Rhaandar, also known as Alpha Indi, was an inhabited planetary system in the Beta Quadrant.
This was the home system of the Rhaandarites.
Components
Stellar system
This was a single star system. The primary Alpha Indi was a K-type red giant. (PIC: "Disengage")
Planetary system
In the system's habitable zone, there was the Rhaandarite homeworld Rhaandar.
Stellar Cartography
The Alpha Indi system was visible from Earth in the constellation Indus. It was approximately 99 light years from Sol.
In 2401, Alpha Indi's location was labeled on a star chart used aboard the SS Eleos XII. (PIC: "Disengage")
In 3195, this system's position was labeled on a Federation star chart which was displayed in Starfleet Academy's Stellar Cartography laboratory. (SA: "Beta Test")
In 3196, during the Omega-47 crisis, the location of Rhaandar (Alpha Indi) 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. This system was outside the affected region. (SA: "300th Night")
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 and films, from the reference works Star Trek: Star Charts and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library, and from 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.