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Korvat, also known as Pi Canis Majoris, was an inhabited planetary system inside Klingon space in the Beta Quadrant.

Components

The stars of this system were named Pi Canis Majoris A and Pi Canis Majoris B.

This system had at least one planet, which was the location of the Korvat colony.

Stellar Cartography

The Korvat system was visible from Earth in the constellation Canis Major. It was approximately 96.5 light years from Sol.

In 2256, this system's location was labeled on the star chart "Alpha/Beta Quadrant Overview" in the ready room aboard the USS Discovery. (DS9: "Blood Oath"; DIS: "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad", "The War Without, The War Within")

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 was a red Klingon Empire logo, indicating its affiliation with the empire. (SNW: "Strange New Worlds", "Children of the Comet", "Spock Amok")

In 2399, this system's location was labeled on a a Federation star chart that was in Fleet Admiral Kirsten Clancy's office at Starfleet Headquarters. (PIC: "Maps and Legends")

In 3196, during the Omega-47 crisis, the location of Korvat (Pi Canis Majoris) 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 enclosed area. (SA: "Rubincon")

This star system was only mentioned in writing.
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, and Star Trek: Lower Decks. The real-world information added to the article was current as of 2025.
According to the script of "Blood Oath", this location's name was pronounced as "KOR-vat". [1]

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