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| - On stardate 40217.3, in 2355, the USS Stargazer was on a routine survey mission to scan the planets in this system. Traveling at warp through the system, the Stargazer was ambushed by a Ferengi starship that was launched from one of the moons of Maxia Zeta IV. (TNG: "The Battle" display graphic) The conflict, known later as the Battle of Maxia, became legendary among the students at Starfleet Academy for the tactic used by Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the defense of his ship and crew. (TNG: "The Battle" ) In 2371, the location of Maxia Zeta was labeled in the star chart Data and Picard were studying in stellar cartography aboard the USS Enterprise-D. (Star Trek Generations, display graphic) The map of the system depicted the orbital paths of only seven planets. This map would be modified and would later appear in "Datalore" , "Conspiracy" , and "The Ensigns of Command" . According to Star Trek: Star Charts ("United Federation of Planets I") and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), the Maxia Zeta system was a binary system in the Alpha Quadrant. The primary was a K-class star and the secondary was a M-class star. In the late 24th century, this was an independent system. According to StarTrek.com, the primary was named Maxia Zeta.
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