Babel

Babel was the code name for an inhabited neutral planet in the Alpha Quadrant. This planet was used by United Earth, and later the United Federation of Planets, as a venue for conferences, which were mediated in council chambers. (; ; ) 
== Location ==
Relative to Tellar Prime, Babel was located on the far side of Andorian space. ()
In 2259, the location of this planet was labeled on a stellar cartography chart that was seen on the 's ready room viewscreen. This planet's symbol had a color, indicating that it was affiliated with the . () 
In 2293, the location of Babel in the Milky Way Galaxy was labeled in the star chart The Explored Galaxy, which was on display in James T. Kirk's quarters aboard the . (, okudagram)
In 2367, the location of Babel was labeled on a tactical situation monitor in Captain Benjamin Maxwell's ready room on the . (, okudagram) 
In 2366, in an alternate timeline, during the , Babel's position was labeled on a tactical situation monitor on the bridge and in the ready room of the . (, okudagram)
The planet'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 in 2401. Babel was in or near to Federation space. ()
In 2401, the location of Babel was labeled on a star chart that was seen on the 's bridge viewscreen. The chart was used to show the location of the combined Starfleet-Borg armada and where it needed to go to face a galactic-level threat. ()
Later that year, Babel's position was labeled on a star chart used by Captain William T. Riker during his attempt at finding the last known location of the . ()
File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|The location of Babel on "The Explored Galaxy" star chart
File:Benjamin Maxwells tactical monitor.jpg|The location of Babel on a tactical situation monitor
== History ==
The planet was planned to host negotiations to settle trade disputes between the Andorians and the Tellarites and mediated by Starfleet on behalf of United Earth in 2154. However, the meeting was postponed due to tensions between the two powers caused by a raiding Romulan scout vessel in the area. ()
In 2268, on stardate 3850.3, the Babel Conference considered Coridan's admission to the Federation. Two things came of this conference: the Babel Resolutions and Coridan's admission to the Federation. (; ; )
In 2270, the transported Commodore Robert April and his wife Sarah to Babel, where ambassadors from all Federation worlds had converged to honor April as he had reached his mandatory retirement age. () 
== Appendices ==
=== Background information ===
Babel was described as a planetoid in its first mention in "Journey to Babel", but as a planet in "The Counter-Clock Incident" and "Babel One". StarTrek.com described Babel as a rogue planet. 
According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pp. 45,66, "United Federation of Planets I") and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), Babel was located in the system. The system's primary was a M-class star. In the late 24th century, it was an independent system.
=== Apocrypha ===
According to Star Trek Maps (p. 24 and chart D), Babel was located in the Wolf 424 system. The Babel planetoid had three small moons called Zion, Ba, and Ruim. Babel had a diameter of 4,200 kilometers and orbited a red dwarf star. The Federation sourcebook identifies Babel as the twelfth planet in the Wolf 424 system.
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