Tau Ceti III was an inhabited third planet orbiting the star Tau Ceti. This planet was located approximately eight light years from Earth. (TNG: "The Naked Now" , production art) In the mid-23rd century, Gary Mitchell visited this planet more than once. Each time he visited the planet, he always favored the apples. (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before" ) Prior to stardate 41775, Jean-Luc Picard first met Walker Keel at "quite an exotic" bar on Tau Ceti III. (TNG: "Conspiracy" )