Canopus system

The Canopus system (or Alpha Carinae system) contained several planets that supported life. The location of the Alpha Carinae system and Canopus III was depicted on a Federation star chart in 2293. 

In 1996, the poet Tarbolde wrote the famous love sonnet "Nightingale Woman" on the Canopus Planet. 

In 2267, on stardate 3046, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) helmsman Hikaru Sulu used Canopus as a reference point to plot the location of the Enterprise after it was flung five hundred parsecs by the Metrons. 

The second planet, Alpha Carinae II, was scheduled to be explored by a scientific survey team in 2268. Geologist Carstairs of the Enterprise once served aboard a Merchant Marines freighter in this area. Canopus III was known for its desert terrain, and was home to a type of large dinosaur. Alpha Carinae V was home to the electromagnetic non-corporeal species, the Drella. 

System

 * Canopus (primary)
 * Canopus Major
 * Canopus Planet
 * Alpha Carinae I
 * Alpha Carinae II
 * Alpha Carinae III (or Canopus III)
 * Alpha Carinae IV
 * Alpha Carinae V