The Talarian warship Q'Maire was located in the Woden sector when a Talarian observation craft in sector 21947 had sent out a distress call during 2367. They responded to the distress call; however, it took them hours to arrive at sector 21947 at maximum warp. (TNG: "Suddenly Human" , "The Mind's Eye" , okudagram) "WOH-den" was the pronunciation for this sector's name from the script pronunciation guide. [1] According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia (3rd ed., p. 562) , the Woden sector was named as a homage to the ship of the same name from "The Ultimate Computer" .