Pollux V was the uninhabited fifth planet in the Beta Geminorum system of the Alpha Quadrant. It was approximately four billion years old and the nearest starbase was Starbase 12. (TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?"; DIS: "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad")
Like all other planets in this system, save for Pollux IV, the planet bore no signs of intelligent life, which was statistically unexpected when the planet was examined by the USS Enterprise in 2267. (TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?")
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Background information[]
This planet was only mentioned in dialogue.
This planet's quadrant of origin is inferred based on the position of its star as seen in the star chart appearing in the Star Trek: Discovery episode "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad".
Apocrypha[]
Pollux V was featured in the video game Star Trek: 25th Anniversary. Pollux V became the site of the Federation Nikolasi (β) colony established by followers of the Acolytes of the Stars (β) religion. In 2268, the Enterprise was called to the Pollux system when the colonists began to encounter "demons". The demons turned out to be robots created by an automated defense system, taking the form of the worst fear of the intruder. The Enterprise crew discovered members of the native species of the planet, an insectoid race called the Nauians (β). They had remained underground in suspended animation for millennia. After the first contact, Nauians applied for Federation membership.
External link[]
- Pollux V at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works