Nathanites are natives of the planet Nathanus V, an M-class planet in the Nathanus solar system, which is located at the very edge of the Alpha Quadrant. The system consists of 6 small-rock planets and 7 gas giants.
Nathanus V is roughly 3/4 the size of Earth. Its surface consists of a single partially submerged supercontinent, resulting in a large number of archipelagos, with seas in between which correspond to the plains of the supercontinent beneath. This supercontinent lies in a more or less east-to-west orientation, divided roughly in two by Nathanus V's equator. This, combined with its favourable location relative to the star Nathanus, produce a tropical climate across virtually all the landmass.
Nathanus V has three very small moons.
A thread of nathon particles (named after the star system) streams between the star Nathanus and its closest stellar neighbour, Dirova. Nathons are responsible for probability alteration, and are most notably used in certain gambling devices that the Federation declared illegal after the arrest of Martus Mazur on Deep Space Nine in 2370. It is thought that this thread, which passes through the orbit of Nathanus V, is the reason why Nathanite evolution proceeded with relative ease.