In 2256, this star's location was labeled on the star chart "Alpha/Beta Quadrant Overview" in the ready room aboard the USS Discovery. (DIS: "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad") In 2267, a Denevan pilot that had been infected by neural parasites flew his small one-man ship into the star in order to remove the parasites influence on him. Although the ultraviolet radiation generated from the star removed the influence, he died seconds later when his ship burnt up. (TOS: "Operation -- Annihilate!" )