Beta Arantialus was a star system, located somewhere in the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrants, four days travel from Earth at warp eight in or near the 24th century borders of Federation space.
History and specifics[]
Until the 2340s decade, the Beta Arantialus system's orbit was the location of a number of planets, including a super-Jovian gas giant and at least one other world.
In the year 2341, this was the site of a planetary collision in which two of the worlds formed a new star. That year, the Starfleet starship USS Republic saved an Umiiga space station from being destroyed in the star's formation. (TNG novel: Secret of the Lizard People)
- The stellar notation using the Greek language letter "beta" indicates that there might be a star group or constellation of some sort named "Arantialus", of which Beta Arantialus would logically be indicated to be the second most prominent star or system.
