Nova 3, situated close to the Ferrous Aurora Nebula within the Yavin system, functioned as a Rebel Alliance space station. As of 1.5 ABY, the station was a derelict ruin, having suffered destruction in the past and abandoned amidst the system's ongoing conflicts. The vicinity surrounding the station was heavily congested with debris originating from shattered starships and pulverized asteroids, evidence of intense combat. Imperial starfighters maintained a constant presence, conducting patrols to intercept Rebel starfighters and Ni'lyahin Smugglers.
Within the MMORPG Star Wars Galaxies, Nova 3 existed as a space station. It is characterized as "a Rebel space station that was destroyed a long time ago", although the game does not give a specific date for its destruction. Other space stations belonging to the same unclassified type are the unidentified Imperial space station featured in the game's introductory segment and an unclassified station located in close proximity to Nova Orion Station in the Bright Jewel system.