Andor Andor was an inhabited planet . By the late 24th century , this Federation world was considered to be of comparable strategic importance as Berengaria , and even perhaps Earth . ( ) . An array of subspace relay station s linked it to Rigel . ( , " okudagram " ) Location . In 2293 , the location of Andor in the Milky Way Galaxy was labeled in the star chart " The Explored Galaxy " , which was on display in Captain James T . Kirk ' s quarters aboard the . ( , " okudagram " ) " In 2366 , in an alternate timeline , during the , the location of Andor was labeled on a tactical situation monitor in the ready room aboard the . " ( , " okudagram " ) In 2367 , the location of Andor was labeled on a tactical situation monitor in Captain Benjamin Maxwell ' s ready room on the . ( , " " ) History . In the 24th century , Andor was the location of the Andorian Agricultural Ministry as well as a Federation embassy . ( ) Sometime before 2363 , Lisa Cusak , as a junior officer , was assigned as an attaché to the Federation embassy on Andor . She met an Andorian civilian who worked at the Andorian Agricultural Ministry . The two ended up dating for six years . ( ) In 2364 , Federation starships and were ordered to recertify the Andor / Rigel link of subspace relay stations . ( , " okudagram " ) In 2373 , Kai Winn rhetorically asked Captain Benjamin Sisko if the Federation would be willing to sacrifice Andor , Vulcan , Berengaria , or even Earth to protect Bajor from the Dominion , if necessary . ( ) In 2374 , one of numerous suggestions that Worf offered up for his honeymoon with Jadzia was a mountain climbing expedition on Andor . ( ) Later that year , after the Dominion invaded and conquered Betazed in 2374 , they were in a position to threaten Vulcan , Andor , Tellar , and Alpha Centauri . ( ) In 2375 , viewscreen s on Deep Space 9 ' s Promenade and Replimat advertised speedy trips to " scenic Andor " on the latest warp ships . ( ) Mirror universe . In the mirror universe , Andor was a dominion of the Terran Empire by 2256 , when Terran emperor held the title Regina Andor . ( ) Appendices . Background information . " an - DOOR " was the pronunciation for this planet ' s name from the script pronunciation guide for " In the Cards " . In s season 4 DVD , writers Judith and Garfield Reeves - Stevens have said the establishment of Andor as a gas giant and the Andorian homeworld , Andoria , as a moon orbiting Andor was devised to help explain the contradiction of why both names " Andor " and " Andoria " have been used interchangeably . According to the script of , there were two Andorian moons . However , this was later changed to two Teneebian moons for the filming of the episode . A newspaper article ( " It ' s Federation Day ! " ) in the Picard family album , created for , suggests that a " Sarahd of Andor " was the Andorian representative present at the forming of the Federation in 2161 , though the clipping was not seen on screen and is not considered canon . Reference material . The identifies the gas giant as Andor . Both and the " Star Trek Encyclopedia " state that " Andor " was a name which was used interchangeably with Andoria for the Andorian homeworld . The former source does not name the gas giant . According to the " Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual " and " The Worlds of the Federation " , Andor was the eighth planet in the Epsilon Indi system . It was called " Fesoan " by its natives . In the " Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual " and in " Star Trek Maps " , Andor was referred to as the Andorian homeworld . According to the RPG sourcebook " Planets of the UFP " , Andor was the fifth planet orbiting the star Kuy ' va . According to " " , Andor was the capital city of Andoria , which was a class M planet . According to " " ( " Federation Historical Highlights , 2161 - 2385 " ) , " Andor " was an alternative name for Andoria ( as was " Procyon VIIIA " ) but was also a J - class gas giant , of which Andoria was a moon . , the primary of the Andorian system , was located in the Alpha Quadrant on a star chart seen in the episode . Apocrypha . In " " , Thirishar ch ' Thane and Prynn Tenmei note the differences between the names " Andor " and " Andoria " . While Tenmei grew up thinking of ch ' Thane ' s homeworld as " Andoria " , ch ' Thane grew up knowing it as " Andor " . Conversely , ch ' Thane grew up thinking of Tenmei ' s homeworld as " Terra " , only to discover that Terran s call it " Earth " . In the novel " Lost Souls " , much of Andor was devastated by the Borg in 2381 . The following year , Andor seceded from the Federation in " Paths of Disharmony " , although it was later readmitted as a result of the events of " " .