Quadrants
Facts
- Large-scale general galactic division of space
- Defined via two radial planes intersecting cylinder circumscribing the galaxy
- First plane intersects Sol, second plane perpendicular to first
- Spinward from Sol, quadrants are named as Alpha, Gamma, Delta, Beta
Alpha Quadrant
- Spinward quadrant to Sol
Known interstellar powers
- c.600 mya - 252 mya: Manraloth
- c.9 mya: Turanian Dynasty
- c.600,000 ya: Shedai Hegemony
- c.600,000 ya: Tkon Empire
- c.214,000 BCE - 212,000 BCE: Mro
- c.200,000 ya: Iconia
- c.40th century BCE: Furies
- - c. 13th century - c. 14th century: Menthar
- - c. 13th century - c. 14th century: Promellia
- c.19th century - Present: Cardassian Union
- - 22nd century - Present: Ferengi Alliance
- - 2151 - Present: Tholian Assembly
- - 2155 - Present: Breen Confederacy
- 2161 - Present: United Federation of Planets
- - c.22nd century - Present: Nalori Republic
- - 2355 - Present: Regnancy of the Carnelian Throne
- - 2366: Husnock Star Kingdom
Beta Quadrant
- Antispinward quadrant to Sol
Known interstellar powers
- c.600 mya - 252 mya: Manraloth
- c.600,000 ya: Shedai Hegemony
- c.600,000 ya: Tkon Empire
- c.500,000 ya: Arret Empire
- c.200,000 ya: Iconia
- c.40th century BCE: Furies
- c.4th century - Present: Romulan Star Empire
- c.14th century - Present: Klingon Empire
- Early 19th century - 2161: Confederacy of Vulcan
- - c.19th century - 2165: Partnership of Civilizations
- - c.20th century - 2165 - : Guidon Pontificate
- Mid-20th century - 2161: Andorian Empire
- Before early 22nd century: Uber species
- Early 22nd century - 2373: Thallonian Empire
- 2161 - Present: United Federation of Planets
- - 22nd century - Present: Holy Order of the Kinshaya
- - 23rd century - Present: Mabrae
Gamma Quadrant
- Spinward quadrant to Alpha Quadrant
- Most significant Federation exploration via Bajoran Wormhole
Known interstellar powers
- c.600 mya - 252 mya: Manraloth
- c.200,000 ya: Iconia
- c.30th millennium BCE: Verathan
- c.4th century - Present: Dominion
Delta Quadrant
- Antispinward quadrant to Beta Quadrant
- Most significant Federation exploration via USS Voyager
Known interstellar powers
- c.600 mya - 252 mya: Manraloth
- c.20,000,000 ya - Present: Voth
- c.200,000 ya: Iconia
- c.45th century BCE - 2381: Borg Collective
- 2346 - Present: Kazon Order