Planets

Alamak is an actual star most commonly known as Gamma Andromedae, about 350 light years from Earth.

In the real world, Antares, also designated Alpha Scorpii, is the brightest object in the constellation of Scorpius. It is located roughly 600 light years from Earth, a distance which the Orville's quantum drive can cross in 60 hours, 2 and a half days.

Host of the highly advanced Calivon species and their Calivon Zoo.

In the real world, Deneb, also designated Alpha Cygni, is the brightest star in the constellation of Cygnus, the swan. It is located 2,616 light years from Earth, a distance which the Orville's quantum drive can cross in 261.6 hours, just short of 11 days.

In the real world, Beta Tauri, officially named Elnath (sometimes called Alnath), is the second-brightest star in the constellation of Taurus. It is located 134 light years away from Earth, a distance which the Orville's quantum drive would cross in just short of 13 and a half hours.

A colony of 100,000 individuals and a member planet of the Planetary Union.^[1] It sat near Krill space, which made it vulnerable to attack. Kastra 4 was a new colony revolving around mining resources (probably dysonium), led by the Mining Chief Harry Leidecker. Families lived on the planet. The colony hosted weak planetary defenses that were insufficient to fend off enemy attacks; and at the time of December 2419, it had been attacked three times in the past month.^[2]

In December, the Krill destroyer Kakov attacked Kastra 4 to scour its resources and kill the colonists, launching the Battle of Kastra 4. Kastra sent a distress call, which was answered by the Orville. The Orville destroyed the Kakov after a tense battle, and saved Kastra 4. Leidecker reported that the colony survives but dozens were seriously injured by the Kakov with at least 19 already dead. Doctor Finn led a medical away team to the colony.^[2]

In the real world, Pollux, also designated Beta Geminorum, is the brightest star northern constellation of Gemini. The closest giant star to the Sun, it is located approximately 34 light years from Earth, a distance which the Orville's quantum drive can cross in just short of 3 and a half hours.

Rana 3 was a Union farming colony near the border of Union and Krill space. By the early 25th century, Rana 3 hosted a population of over 100,000 people. However, its size and lack of military defenses made it a target of the Krill.

In the winter of 2419, the Yakar targeted Rana 3 for an attack using a prototype weapon, the neutron field generator, theoretically capable of destroying all life on a continent within a matter of minutes. Undercover Union officers Ed Mercer and Gordon Malloy successfully undermined their plans just as the Yakar entered Rana 3's orbit. Realizing that the Krill were extremely sensitive to ultraviolet radiation, Mercer and Malloy manipulated the ship's lights to produce a lethal level of brightness, wiping out the vast majority of the crew and saving Rana 3. Though the Yakar's automatic controls launched the weapon at Rana 3, Gordon destroyed it mid-flight with the ship's torpedoes.

A planet home to a Planetary Union listening post in the year 2421 of an alternate timeline. The hilly, forested planet was covered in snow.

• The Orville: Original Television Soundtrack - Season 2 refers to Sarin 4 as the "frozen planet."

Unuk 4 was known for its remarkable beauty. The surface boasted rolling hills as well as vast, fertile valleys cut by long, blue-grey rivers. Visiting the world was strictly forbidden by the Union due to its violent inhabitants who sacrificed anyone they could capture to a "raccoon god" by methodically dismembering them.