Axanar (planet)
Axanar was an inhabited planet and the homeworld for the Axanar, a warp-capable humanoid species.

In 2151, Starfleet first learned of this planet upon making first contact with the Axanar. ()

Prior to 2252, Captain Garth of Izar won a major victory at Axanar. A written account of this battle was read by James T. Kirk when he was a cadet at Starfleet Academy. Into the 2260s, this account was required reading at the Academy. ()

Later, while still a cadet, Kirk was on a peace mission to this planet. After the successful completion of this mission, he was awarded the Palm Leaf of Axanar. ()

See also 
 Battle of Axanar
 Axanar Peace Mission
 Palm Leaf of Axanar Peace Mission
 Axanar Starbase Terminal

Appendices

Background information 

In the script of "Fight or Flight", the name of this planet was phonetically notated to be pronounced "AX-a-nar".

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pp. 60 & 66; "United Federation of Planets I") and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), Axanar was located in the Axanar (Epsilon Eridani) system. This was a binary system with a pair of K-class stars. On May 6, 2151, this system was visited by . In 2378, Axanar was listed as a Federation member.

Apocrypha 
According to the RPG sourcebook The Federation, Axanar was the first planet in the  system.

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