Class Y planet

In the Federation standard system of planetary classification, a class Y planet was characterized by a toxic atmosphere, sulfuric deserts, surface temperatures exceeding five hundred Kelvin, and thermionic radiation discharges. Due to the inhospitable and dangerous nature, and often hellish appearance, of such planets they were also nicknamed "Demon class" by Starfleet. Even entering a standard orbit of a class Y planet could be hazardous to starships. ()
In 2374 the was forced to land on a class Y planet in the Vaskan sector, after detecting desperately needed deuterium on the surface. There they discovered that the deuterium contained a biomimetic lifeform, called the "Silver Blood", which duplicated the crew and ship. ()
A year later, the crew of the Silver Blood USS Voyager began to deteriorate on their way to the Alpha Quadrant. After discovering their true natures, the crew attempted to take shelter on another class Y planet but were turned away by a mining vessel claiming to protect the Ord'mirit Mining Treaty. The mimetic Voyager disintegrated en route to its original homeworld. ()
In 2377, the hologram Iden identified a class Y planet as an ideal new home for his group of freed prey holograms. He named the planet Ha'Dara, Bajoran for "home of light". ()
Theta Zeta, a class Y planet in the Verubin Nebula, was ground zero for the Burn in 3069. ()
==List of class Y worlds==
Image	Name 	Location 	Notes 	Source
 	Ha'Dara 	Delta Quadrant 	 	
 	Ord'mirit planet 	Delta Quadrant 	 	
 	Silver Blood homeworld	Vaskan sector, Delta Quadrant	Homeworld of the Silver Blood, a biomimetic lifeform.	
 	Theta Zeta 	Verubin Nebula 	Described as both a planet and a planetoid. 	
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