Planetary classification

Planetary classification systems were used by many races to categorize planets. Various factors were taken into consideration, including atmospheric composition, surface temperature, vegetation, and size. The classification system used by the Federation used single-letter designations such as class M to describe a planet able to support humanoid life for long periods, while the Vulcans used the term "Minshara class" to describe a similar planet.
==Planetary classes==
Class 	Description 	Examples
Class D 	An uninhabitable planetoid, moon, or small planet with little to no atmosphere. Some were viable candidates for terraforming. 	Regula, Weytahn
Class G 	An uninhabitable planet, probably with high amounts of volcanic activity. 	T'Khut
Class H 	Generally uninhabitable for Humans, though viable for Sheliak. 	Tau Cygna V
Class J 	A type of gas giant. 	
Class K 	Adaptable for Humans by use of artificial biospheres. 	Mudd, Theta VIII
Class L 	Marginally habitable, with vegetation but usually no animal life. 	Indri VIII, Kelis' homeworld
Class M (Minshara)	Earth-like, with atmospheres containing oxygen and, typically, nucleogenic particles. Largely habitable for humanoid life forms.	Earth, , Organia
Class N 	 	Majalis
Class O 	 	
Class P 	Breathable atmosphere and animal life, but vapor oceans with storms generating antimatter and deuterium gas. 	Ysida
Class R 	 	
Class T 	A type of gas giant. 	
Class Y ("Demon") 	A world with a toxic atmosphere and surface temperatures exceeding 500 Kelvin. Prone to thermionic radiation discharges. 	The Silver Blood homeworld, Ha'Dara
== Gallery==
===Class M===
File:Terra Nova planet.jpg|Terra Nova
File:Vulcan from Orbit, 2154.jpg|
File:Organia.jpg|Organia
File:Qo'noS in 2257.jpg|Qo'noS
File:Tarok.jpg|Tarok
File:Talos IV, The Cage remastered.jpg|Talos IV
===Other===
File:Regula.jpg|Class D (Regula)
File:Tau Cygna V.jpg|Class H (Tau Cygna V)
File:Class J gas giant.jpg|Class J (a Gamma Quadrant planet)
File:Mudd.jpg|Class K (Mudd)
File:Theta 116 VIII, remastered.jpg|Class K, transjovian (Theta VIII)
File:Orbiting Class L.jpg|Class L (a Takara sector planet)
File:Class T gas giant.jpg|Class T (a Delta Quadrant planet)
File:Demon planet display.jpg|Class Y (the Silver Blood homeworld)
== Appendices ==
=== Background information ===
The Star Trek: Star Charts book, which was authored and advised by Trek staffers, listed many other planetary classes which may one day be recognized on-screen, but as of now they remain conjectural.
One such was "class F", which was geologically inactive with no atmosphere. Janus VI was given as an example of this.
The Worlds of the Federation also features an expanded classification system, though it differs from the Star Charts version. The Memory Beta article (linked below) lists both systems in their entirety.
According to the Star Charts, a class P planet is a "glaciated" planet. They have an age that ranges from three to ten billion years and a diameter between 10,000 and 15,000 kilometers. Class P planets are located in the ecosphere of a star system. A glaciated planet is categorized by a surface comprised of 80%+ water ice and an atmosphere consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and trace elements. Lifeforms found on class P planets include hardy vegetation, animal life, and occasionally native humanoids. It is widely believed that is also a class P planet. However, according to Weyoun, it was in fact a lush world with a temperate climate, in which case it would have to be categorized as class M. ()
Examples of class P planets:
* Andoria 
* Exo III
* Rigel X
* Psi 2000
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