STAR
Fomalhaut
Description:	star
Affiliation:	Federation
Location:	Alpha Quadrant
Distance from Sol:	25 ly
Constellation:	Piscis Austrinus constellation
Bayer system name:	Alpha Piscis Austrini
Flamsteed system name:	24 Piscis Austrini

Fomalhaut (Alpha Piscis Austrini) was an A class star that was located a number of parsecs away from Earth and the Sol system, in Federation space, near the border between the Alpha and Beta Quadrants.

This star is located a very short distance from Nakarat, which is considered to be its companion star.

The Federation starship USS Fomalhaut was named for this location. (TOS reference: Star Fleet Technical Manual)

This system is the location of planet Fomalhaut V. (TOS novel: The Truth Machine)