Bre'el IV was the inhabited fourth planet in its star system. This planet had an asteroidal moon and at least two continents. This was the homeworld for the Bre'el IV natives.
In 2366, after a large celestial object passed at near right angles to the plane of the star system, the orbit of the moon was disrupted and began a downward trajectory into the planet. If the moon had impacted the planet, the inhabitants would be subjected to a planet-wide catastrophe. The USS Enterprise-D made several attempts to return the moon to its proper orbit, but was unable to do so. Disaster was ultimately averted by the entity known as Q when he returned the moon to its proper placement. (TNG: "Deja Q")
"bree-el" was the pronunciation for this planet's name from the script pronunciation guide. [1]
According to Star Trek: Star Charts ("United Federation of Planets I"; "United Federation of Planets III") and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), Bre'el IV's system was located in the Alpha Quadrant. In 2378, Bre'el IV was listed as a Federation member.
The Star Trek Encyclopedia, 4th ed., vol. 1, p. 101 identified Bre'el IV as a Federation member planet.
External links[]
- Bre'el IV at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Re-Used Planets in TNG at Ex Astris Scientia