Kessik IV

Kessik IV is a world in the Taurus Reach with a notable dilitium mine. The colony on Kessik IV was founded in 2264 by the crew of the mining vessel Epimetheus, originally as an independent settlement. An attempt by Commodore Diego Reyes and Ambassador Jetanien at Vanguard to absorb the world by eminent domain and evict the colonists was overruled by the Starfleet JAG Office in 2265.

At some later point, the Kessik IV colony formally joined the Federation.

B'elanna Torres was born on this planet in 2349.