Antares B III

Antares B III is the home of many interesting lower life forms, such as the Antarean dryworm. A popular trade item, Antarean "glow water" is actually dryworms suspended in a life-supporting liquid.

Antares is the name given to a binary system that consists of a red giant primary star and a small yellow secondary. The system supports a total of nine planets, with four orbiting the primary and five revolving around the secondary. None of the worlds is inhabited.

Phentora, a grain that grows only on Antares B III, is used in the distillation and production of Antarean brandy. A favorite beverage on many Federation worlds, it is known for its pale blue color.

Reference(s)

• Johnson, Shane. Star Trek: The Worlds of the Federation, New York: Pocket Books, 1989. ISBN: 0-671-66989-3.