What are some ways to hide a planet?
A major plot point for my story is the Protagonist stumbling upon a planet that was purposely hidden from the rest of the galaxy (at the edge of the galaxy) as it's being used by high level government officials to conduct a secret trade of a commodity that only this planet has and that uses the planet's population to harvest.
It was recently pointed out to me that my original idea (IE. a network of jammers) wouldn't meet the science of being able to hide a planet from star maps / ship scanners / etc. So the question is:
What are some plausible ways for an government agency to hide a planet from normal travelers / star maps / sensors / etc.?
Based on comments so far, I've been thinking...would there be a way to make the planet look like a black hole from any sensors/scans that would fool people from wanting to go to that area of space?
(Thanks in advance for your consideration of this question. I greatly appreciate the feedback provided already. Thanks)
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