Alam'ak, along with companion stars named Behr'ak and Czar'ak, is part of the Gamma Andromedae trinary star system in Federation space, located several parsecs from Earth.

The Federation starship USS Alam'ak was named for this star when authorized for construction. (TOS reference: Star Fleet Technical Manual)

Stars, systems and objects of the Andromeda constellation
Andromeda Galaxy (M31 Galaxy) • Alpha Andromedae (Delta Pegasi: Alferaz A, Hajj) • Beta Andromedae (Mirach) • Gamma Andromedae (Alam'ak, Behr'ak, Czar'ak) • Groombridge 34 • Iota Andromedae • Mu Andromedae • Upsilon Andromedae