System: Menkar

Menkar's star is a cool red located in the open jaw of the Whale, or Sea Monster, Cetus, constellation as viewed from Terra. The planet derived its name from the Arabic name for the star, Al Minhar, "The Nose" (of the Sea Monster). Menkar's star is the second-brightest star in that constellation, with first place going to second-magnitude Deneb Kaitos. Nevertheless, Menkar was given the Alpha designation as a result of the two stars' positions in their constellation as viewed from Terra.

Menkar's star is on its way to becoming an unstable variable like its constellation-mate Mira. Though this fact was known it did not stop the planet from being colonized. Menkar IV, or Menkar, is a large world with two large continents, Ulug Beg and Al Tizini, and three archipelagoes. Menkar's two oceans are deep and full of life. Ulug Beg and Al Tizini have arid landscapes and fertile valleys fed by large rivers.

The majority of the planet's population is split between the two continents. Monkar, Menkab, and Al Minkar are medium-sized archipelagoes that are covered mostly with jungle. These archipelagoes are used for harvesting plants for medical research and special medicines used in reversing the rejection effects of transplanted organs or replacement limbs.

Menkar was captured during the Fourth Succession War by Davion forces without a shot being fired. The planet's military surrendered in order to save the planet from seeing war for the first time.

There are no functional factories located on this planet.