Tarsus was a star system, located somewhere in the space of the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrants, in Federation space at coordinates 3.89N 3.11E. It was relatively near to both the Romulan Neutral Zone and Klingon territory during the mid-23rd century. (ST reference: Star Trek Maps; ST novel: Avenger; TOS - Enterprise Logs short story: "Though Hell Should Bar the Way")
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Tarsus was a red-orange star located at coordinates -76.5, 138.5, -27.0. (ST reference: Star Trek Maps)
The Tarsus system's orbit was the location of a number of worlds, including a Federation colony on fourth planet Tarsus IV. (FASA RPG module: The Federation; TOS episode & Star Trek 1 novelization: The Conscience of the King)
The system had been first mapped by the crew of the USS Essex. (ST reference: Federation: The First 150 Years)
The system was also home to a native intelligent species, the Tarsusians, on Tarsus II. (TOS comic: "Day of the Inquisitors")
- In TNG video game: Birth of the Federation, the orbital configuration of the game map star systems was randomly generated each time a new game started.
In the 2270s or 2280s, the R1 Investigator-class Miranda 1 space station was established in the system to conduce biological studies. (FASA RPG module: Regula-1 Orbital Station Deckplans)