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Kappa Reticuli was a star system in the Beta Quadrant. (ENT: "Cold Front")
Components
Stellar system
This was a binary system. The primary Kappa Reticuli A was a F-type dwarf. Its' companion Kappa Reticuli B was a red dwarf.
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 Kappa Reticuli system was visible from Earth in the constellation Reticulum. It was approximately 71 light years from Sol.
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)
Appendices
Background information
This star system was only mentioned in writing.
Information on this system was derived from 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)
This system does not make an appearance in the Star Trek: Star Charts. However, based on its position relative to Iota Horologii, this system would be close to the Federation-Romulan border.