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Celes, also known as Tau Hydrae or 31 Hydrae, was an inhabited planetary system in the Beta Quadrant.
Components
Stellar system
This was a trinary star system organized into a binary star system (Tau1 Hydrae Aa and Tau1 Hydrae Ab) and a single star system (Tau1 Hydrae B).
The system's primary Tau1 Hydrae Aa was a F-type dwarf. One of its companions, Tau1 Hydrae B, was a K-type star.
Planetary system
The Celes system had at least two planets, including Celes II.
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: "Rubincon")
Stellar cartography
The Celes system was visible from Earth in the constellation Hydra. The system was approximately 59 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)
In 2256, this star system's location was labeled on the star chart "Alpha/Beta Quadrant Overview" in the ready room aboard the USS Discovery. (DIS: "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad")
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")
Later that year, the location of Celes was displayed on a star chart on a PADD, used to plot a potential course through the Chantico Nebula. (SNW: "Under the Cloak of War")
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. The Celes system was in or near to Federation space. (PIC: "Maps and Legends", "The Next Generation", "Disengage")
In 3189, the location of Celes was denoted on a holographic star chart of the Milky Way Galaxy at Federation Headquarters. (DIS: "Die Trying")
Celes on a star chart in 3190, near Kelfour and (Beta) Rigel
In 3190, the location of Celes 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 3196, this system's position was labeled on a Federation star chart which was displayed on the main viewscreen of the USS Athena bridge. Systems affiliated with the Federation, including this one, had blue labels. (SA: "Ko'Zeine")
Later that year, during the Omega-47 crisis, the location of Celes (Tau Hydrae) 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: "Rubincon")