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For another star system called "Deneb", please see Deneb.

Deneb Kaitos, also known as Deneb, Deneb 1, Beta Ceti, Beta 16 Ceti, or 16 Ceti was a star system in the Alpha Quadrant. On Federation star charts, this system was labeled as "Deneb (Kaitos)" or "Kaitos". (ENT: "Cold Front"; DIS: "Strange New Worlds")

Components

Stellar system

This was a single star system. The primary Diphda (the proper name for Beta Ceti) was a K-type giant.

History

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

Stellar cartography

The Deneb Kaitos system was visible from Earth in the constellation Cetus. It was approximately 96 light years from Sol.

The location of Deneb Kaitos (Beta 16 Ceti) on a United Earth star chart, 2154

The location of Deneb Kaitos (Beta 16 Ceti) on a United Earth star chart, 2154

In the 2150s, this system's position was labeled on an United Earth star chart which was displayed in several crew and guest quarters aboard the Enterprise. (Star Trek: Enterprise, set decoration)

In 2259, the location of this system was labeled on a stellar cartography chart that was seen on the USS Enterprise's ready room viewscreen. This system's symbol had a blue color, indicating that it was affiliated with the United Federation of Planets. (SNW: "Strange New Worlds", "Spock Amok", "A Quality of Mercy")

On stardate 1292.4, the location of this system was labeled on a star chart used during a Section 31 Alpha Team briefing. (Star Trek: Section 31)

The system's location was labeled in a Federation star chart that was in Fleet Admiral Kirsten Clancy's office at Starfleet Headquarters in 2399 and on the bridge of the USS Titan-A in 2401. Deneb (Kaitos) was in or near to Federation space. (PIC: "Maps and Legends", "The Next Generation", "Disengage")

Location of Kaitos labeled on a star chart (3190)

Location of Kaitos labeled on a star chart (3190)

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")

In 3190, the location of Kaitos was labeled on a star chart used by Commander Paul Stamets for tracking the movement of the Dark Matter Anomaly through the galaxy. (DIS: "The Examples")

In 3195, the position of "Deneb 1 (Deneb Katos, Beta 16 CEA)" was labeled on a Federation star chart which was used in Starfleet Academy's Stellar Cartography laboratory. (SA: "Beta Test")

In 3196, during the Omega-47 crisis, the location of "Deneb 1 (Deneb Katos, Beta 16 Ceti)" 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 and films, 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.
The star chart seen in the series Star Trek: Enterprise made its first appearance in Crewman Daniels quarters in "Cold Front". It was also seen in several other episodes of the series, from 2151 to 2154. (For more information, see Federation star charts#United Earth Alpha/Beta star chart)

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