The Class Q, from the old Vulcan Quaris class, was a type of planet that has rarely been encountered by the Federation. Conditions vary widely on class Q worlds, with very hot and cold regions and great variety in surface conditions. (TOS - Vulcan's Soul novel: Exiles; ST reference: Star Charts)
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The Genesis Planet in 2285.
In 2268, the USS Enterprise conducted a survey of the class Q planet Delta Canaris IV to ascertain its suitability for colonization. (TOS novels: The Klingon Gambit, Mutiny on the Enterprise)
In 2285, the Genesis Planet was born from the Mutara Nebula and was formed as a Class Q planet. While the planet contained some microscopic life-forms, the planet ultimately proved unstable because of the protomatter that was used during its creation, as well as the manner in which the Genesis Device was used. As a result the planet exploded a few weeks after its creation. (TOS movie: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock; TNG novel: The Genesis Wave, Book 2; ST reference: Star Charts)
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| numeric: | class 9 ("Q'tahL"-class) |
alphabetical: | class A class A geothermal class A gas giant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| class B class B geomorteus class B gas giant |
class C class C geoinactive class C reducing |
class D | class E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| class F class F geometallic class F geocrystalline |
class G class G geocrystalline class G desert |
class H class H desert class H geothermal |
class I class I gas supergiant ("Q'tahL"-class) class I metallic/silicate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| class J class J gas giant class J moon |
class K class K silicate/adaptable class K transjovian |
class L | class M ("Minshara"-class) class MZ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| class N class N reducing class N pelagic |
class O | class P | class Q | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| class R | class S | class T | class Y ("Demon"-class) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||