Xahea

Xahea was an inhabited class M planet, the homeworld of the space-faring Xaheans. It was remarkable for its natural dilithium supply, and described as beautiful. 

Location
This planet was located at galactic coordinates 003-1040808.1230 003-111309.3, which corresponded to Grid 07, Quad 09, Block 3, Sector 1. In the Starfleet database, the planet was assigned catalogue number 015289430. 

History & Culture
Government included the Xahean Council and a king or queen.

According to the Xahean citizen Me Hani Ika Hali Ka Po, there was a natural balance between the planet and the Xaheans as they were born at the same time, making it her twin sister. The possibility of this being true has been disputed. Dilithium was mined in the caves on Xahea. Around the 2250s there was upheaval on the planet, linked to the development of a Dilithium incubator capable of recrystallizing dilithium, as well as the planet gaining warp capacity. During this time, the King died and his sister, Me Hani Ika Hali Ka Po, was expected to be crowned as queen. She briefly ran away from the planet, causing the Xahean Council to send out a diplomatic hail (which Starfleet received), but she was convinced to take up her responsibilities after a run in on the USS Discovery. 

In 2257, the fifth of seven red bursts appeared over the planet. This drew USS Discovery and USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) to the planet to investigate.