Murasaki 312

Murasaki 312 is a quasar-like electromagnetic anomaly located within Federation space in the Beta Quadrant. By 2267, it had ionized an entire sector and four star systems.

In 2267, the USS Enterprise stopped off at the Murasaki quasar to investigate the anomaly per standing orders. However, as the Enterprise was due to deliver medical supplies to Makus III, they had little time to do so. When the shuttlecraft Galileo became lost near the quasar it was a race against time to find them, and they were later found in orbit of Taurus II. (TOS episode: "The Galileo Seven").

In 2367, the USS Enterprise had conducted a long-range survey of Murasaki 312 whilst awaiting the transfer of Vulcan Ambassador T'Pel from the USS Zhukov. (TNG episode: "Data's Day").