Argelius II Argelius II was the inhabited second planet in its star system . This system was located approximately 115 to 120 light year s from the stellar cluster Jewel stars . The planet was the homeworld of the Argelian s , a humanoid species . ( ; , " production art " ) History . Two hundred years before 2267 , the Argelians experienced what they call the " Great Awakening " . In this awakening , they united under an uniglobal government and created a legal system that was based on love . This government was headed by a Prefect . The seat of government was located in a chief city . Due to inefficiencies in their government , people from other planets were hired to fill certain administrative positions . Prior to stardate 3619 , Argelius II signed a treaty with the Federation wherein Starfleet could use the planet as a space port for their space vehicles and crews from the ships could take shore leave on the planet . The port had strategic value for it was the only one in its quadrant . For male crew members , the Argelian women were considered one of the highlights . In 2267 , the Prefect was Jaris . In that year , the planet was the scene of several murders committed by the entity known as Redjac . Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Commander Scott both enjoyed several visits to the planet , though Scott was framed for the murders during his first visit . ( ; ) In 2364 , the location of Argelius II was labeled on a star chart filed in the library computer . The planets Mars and Alpha Eridani II were on a direct alignment between Argelius II and Earth . ( ; , " production art " ) Scotty later recalled the incident on Argelius II in a conversation with Ensign Kane during his visit aboard the " Enterprise " - D in 2369 , referring to it as " a wee bit of trouble . " ( ) Appendices . Background information . " ar - GEE - lee - us " was the pronunciation for this planet ' s name from the pronunciation guide for " Relics " . The planet model first used here for Argelius II would later be used for Sigma Iotia II in , Troyius in , and Scalos in . For the remastered episode , a new planet model was created by CGI artist Max Gabl . According to , Argelius II was an M - class planet . According to the " The Worlds of the Federation " , the star that Argelius II orbit s was named Argelius B ( apparently part of a binary star system with Argelius A ) , and the Argelians referred to their world as Nelphia . According to " " ( " United Federation of Planets I " ; " United Federation of Planets III " ) and the " " ( " Federation Historical Highlights , 2161 - 2385 " ) , the Argelius ( ) system was located in the Beta Quadrant . It was a binary system with two . In 2378 , Argelius II was listed as a Federation member . The star chart seen in " Datalore " and " Conspiracy " originally appeared on page 133 of the " Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology " , where it was explained as showing a part of Federation space in the 2140s , with the thin lines denoting routes of commercial tourist starliner s . Apocrypha . According to the novel " The Sorrows of Empire " , the mirror universe was likewise accused of brutally murdering three women on Argelius II . However , Captain ensured that the charges were dropped without an investigation taking place .