Mudd (planet)

Mudd is a class K planet named after the Human who discovered it, Harcourt Fenton Mudd.

The planet is the second in the system, orbiting the star UFC 257704. (ST reference: The Worlds of the Federation)

Mudd is populated by a race of androids built by a civilization from the Andromeda Galaxy millions of years ago. Harry Mudd discovered the planet whilst evading a Federation trade patrol and was made Lord Mudd by the androids who granted him his every desire, except freedom. In a bid to escape Mudd commanded the androids to bring the USS Enterprise to the planet in the hope the crew would rescue him. After briefly being held by the Androids the Enterprise crew escaped, but left Mudd behind. He was eventually able to escape himself. (TOS episode: I, Mudd)

Since this encounter Federation traffic has been rerouted to avoid the area, but as the androids have spacefaring technology future encounters seems likely. (ST reference: The Worlds of the Federation)