Sirius was a planet located somewhere in the space of the galaxy's Beta Quadrant, in orbit of the Alpha Canus Majoris star system, at coordinates 0.97N 5.39E. In the 23rd century, Sirius was home to a Centauran colony, a noted center of culture, industry and trade. By reference stardate 2/2306.01, the world had a population of 4.67 billion individuals, mostly Centauran, and the government was an full-status colonial member of the Federation. (FASA RPG module: The Federation)