Beta Niobe

Beta Niobe was the primary of an inhabited planetary system. The star's system, which was located in the Alpha Quadrant, was a unary star system with a single planet, Sarpeidon, which was the homeworld for a native civilization
== History ==
By the 2250s, the civilization in this star's system had become warp-capable and had or was in the process of being inducted into the . 
In 2269, hours before the star went supernova the arrived to warn the native species of Sarpeidon of their impending doom. However, they found that all the inhabitants had evacuated, using a time portal known as the Atavachron, into various eras of the planet's past. This star went nova, destroying itself and its only planet, Sarpeidon. () 
While enroute to planet Babel in 2270, the Enterprise passed near Beta Niobe. They detected an alien ship racing for the center of the Beta Niobe nova at warp 36. The Enterprise attempted to tractor the ship in an effort to prevent it from its apparent suicidecourse. Both ships were taken into the center of the nova where they passed through into the parallel antimatter universe. ()
By the end of the 24th century, the Beta Niobe Nebula had formed around the star Beta Niobe. ()
 
== Stellar Cartography == 
In 2259, the location of this star was labeled on a stellar cartography chart that was seen on the 's ready room viewscreen. This star's symbol had a color, indicating that it was affiliated with the . () 
The star occupied the same space as the parallel antimatter universe star, Amphion. ()
In 2293, the location of Beta Niobe in the Milky Way Galaxy was labeled in a star chart that was in Captain James T. Kirk's quarters aboard the . (, okudagram)
By the mid-24th century, a subspace line had been established between Beta Niobe and Rigel. In 2365, the location of Beta Niobe was labeled in a Subspace Comm Net Ops star chart, which was seen in the courtroom on Starbase 173. ()
In 2399, the location of Beta Niobe was labeled in a Federation star chart that was in Fleet Admiral Kirsten Clancy's office at Starfleet Headquarters. This star was located in neutral space. () 
In 3189, the location of Beta Niobe was denoted on a holographic star chart of the galaxy at Federation Headquarters. ()
File:Sarpeidon.jpg| in orbit around Sarpeidon in 2269, Beta Niobe in the background
File:Beta Niobe nova remastered.jpg|The Enterprise escaping the supernova in 2269
File:Beta Niobe supernova.jpg|The Beta Niobe supernova in 2270
File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|The location of Beta Niobe in "The Explored Galaxy" star chart
== Appendices ==
=== Background information ===
There have been four conflicting accounts on the location of Beta Niobe. While all the accounts are canon, we assume the location depicted in the star chart was the correct one and retconned the previous statements, as it was the latest of the accounts.
* The first is from the episode "All Our Yesterdays" where Spock states Beta Niobe to be millions of light years away from . This distance figure suggests Beta Niobe was in another galaxy. 
* The second account is the large star chart table in the episode "The Counter-Clock Incident" which displays the position of Beta Niobe in relation to Earth in the Milky Way Galaxy. The graphic depicts Beta Niobe on the other side of the galaxy approximately 50 thousand light years away from Earth in what is later on in Star Trek established to be the border region of the Delta and Gamma Quadrants.
* The third account was from the star chart "The Explored Galaxy" that was first seen in the episode of . The chart depicted Beta Niobe close to Ariannus and as far away from Earth as the Romulan Neutral Zone for example. The chart, first seen chronologically in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, set in 2293, was also seen in several Star Trek: The Next Generation and episodes set in the 24th century.
* The fourth account was from a star chart seen in the office of Fleet Admiral Clancy in . This set Beta Niobe in the Alpha Quadrant.
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