Gamma Hydra (or Gamma Hydrae) was a star in the Gamma Hydra sector of Federation space, near the Romulan Neutral Zone. The Gamma Hydra system had at least four planets. (TOS episode: "The Deadly Years") The comet Icarus IV also orbited Gamma Hydra. (ST reference: Star Charts)

The USS Enterprise visited the Gamma Hydra system en route to Starbase 10 in 2267. (TOS episode: "The Deadly Years")

The Gamma Hydra system was also the initial destination of the Enterprise during Saavik's Kobayashi Maru test while at Starfleet Academy. (TOS movie: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

When William Riker attended Starfleet Academy in the 2350s, an instructor in tactics had Riker's cadet group study a six hour recording of Gamma Hydra in order to prepare them for the tedious nature of analyzing a tactical situation. (TNG comic: "Consorting with the Devil!")

Following the apparent disappearance of the USS da Vinci in 2377, Captain David Gold attempted to take the Shuttlecraft Shirley to Gamma Hydra, but after shaking a pursuer by creating a wormhole, instead ended up at Galorndon Core. (CoE eBook: The Art of the Comeback)

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Template:Hydra constellation

External linksEdit

• Gamma Hydra article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Gamma Hydrae article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.