Antares maelstrom
The Antares maelstrom was a powerful and destructive astronomical phenomenon.

In 2285, during his mission of vengeance against James T. Kirk, Khan Noonien Singh swore that he would chase Kirk "round the moons of Nibia and 'round the Antares maelstrom and 'round perdition's flames" before giving up. ()

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Background information 

The quote is paraphrased from Moby Dick, in which Ahab merely vows to follow the titular whale round the Norway  instead.

Apocrypha 
It is the setting of the  Pocket TOS novel The Antares Maelstrom.

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Celestial objects