Capella IV

Capella IV was the inhabited fourth planet of the Capellan system. The planet was located close to the Klingon-Federation border in the Alpha Quadrant. It was the homeworld of the Capellans, a pre-warp capable humanoid species, as well as the Capellan flower and the Capellan power-cat.

In the mid-23rd century, Capella IV was valued by both the Federation and the Klingons for its rich deposits of topaline. (, production art)

Leonard McCoy was briefly stationed on Capella IV in the mid-2260s. 

In 2267, the planet served as a pawn in the Federation-Klingon Cold War, during a trade dispute between the Klingons and the Federation over topaline mining rights. The crew of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) was able to secure the rights for the Federation. 

Background information
Capella IV was given a "face lift" for the remastered version of "Friday's Child", with a digital planet replacing the stock footage from the classic episode. In The Explored Galaxy star chart, Capella was located between the Tholian Assembly and Romulus. Both were identified in as being located in the Alpha Quadrant.

According to startrek.com, Capella IV was a M-class world. According to The Worlds of the Federation, the Capellans refer to their world as Kohath.

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pgs. 33, 37, & 47), Capella IV (Alpha Aurigae IV) was located in or near Federation space. Capella IV was ruled by the Ten Tribes of Capella, and was established as a protectorate of the Federation in 2267. The dominant species were the humanoid Capelians. In 2378, there were an estimated 160,000 Capellans living on the planet. A major attraction of the planet was the tomb of Leonard James Akaar.

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