Menith is the location of a planetary system, the orbit of which includes the inhabited second and third planets, Menith II and Menith III, and the scientific Menith Station. According to a Starfleet Academy scenario, the primary star would go supernova endangering the existence of a population of 40,000. The USS Excalibur was sent to evacuate what they could. (TOS video game: Starfleet Academy Starship Bridge Simulator)