Axanar (planet)

Axanar was an inhabited planet and the homeworld for the Axanar, a warp-capable humanoid species.
In 2151, Starfleet first learned of this planet upon making first contact with the Axanar. ()
Prior to 2252, Captain Garth of Izar won a major victory at Axanar. A written account of this battle was read by James T. Kirk when he was a cadet at Starfleet Academy. Into the 2260s, this account was required reading at the Academy. ()
Later, while still a cadet, Kirk was on a peace mission to this planet. After the successful completion of this mission, he was awarded the Palm Leaf of Axanar. ()
=== See also ===
* Battle of Axanar
* Axanar Peace Mission
** Palm Leaf of Axanar Peace Mission
* Axanar Starbase Terminal
== Appendices ==
=== Background information ===
In the script of "Fight or Flight", the name of this planet was phonetically notated to be pronounced "AX-a-nar".
According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pp. 60 & 66; "United Federation of Planets I") and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), Axanar was located in the Axanar (Epsilon Eridani) system. This was a binary system with a pair of K-class stars. On May 6, 2151, this system was visited by . In 2378, Axanar was listed as a Federation member.
=== Apocrypha ===
According to the RPG sourcebook The Federation, Axanar was the first planet in the system.
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