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===Celestial Information=== | ===Celestial Information=== | ||
*''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Alpha Aquilae, Aquila. "Altair" is Arabic for "The flying". | *''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Alpha Aquilae, Aquila. "Altair" is Arabic for "The flying". | ||
| − | *''Other name(s) and meaning:'' Atair(same meaning of Altair) | + | *''Other name(s) and meaning:'' Atair (same meaning of Altair) |
*''Distance from Sol:'' 16.774 ly, 5.143 pc | *''Distance from Sol:'' 16.774 ly, 5.143 pc | ||
*''Type of System:'' Singular | *''Type of System:'' Singular | ||
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===Known Planets=== | ===Known Planets=== | ||
| − | * | + | *Altair I |
| − | * | + | *Altair II |
*[[Altair III]] | *[[Altair III]] | ||
*[[Altair IV]] | *[[Altair IV]] | ||
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===Important Events=== | ===Important Events=== | ||
*2335: Fleeing the wrath of the [[Shivans]], a group of [[Vasudans]] land on Altair and discover the remnants of an alien civilisation. Their investigations into the "[[Ancients]]", as they are later called, reveals information on how to track vessels into, and through, subspace. | *2335: Fleeing the wrath of the [[Shivans]], a group of [[Vasudans]] land on Altair and discover the remnants of an alien civilisation. Their investigations into the "[[Ancients]]", as they are later called, reveals information on how to track vessels into, and through, subspace. | ||
| − | *2367: Admiral Bosch uses | + | *2367: Admiral Bosch uses Ancient artifacts from Altair and other systems to unlock the [[Knossos]] portal located in [[Gamma Draconis]]. |
===Jump Nodes=== | ===Jump Nodes=== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:40, 18 June 2011
Celestial Information
- Name, meaning and Constellation: Alpha Aquilae, Aquila. "Altair" is Arabic for "The flying".
- Other name(s) and meaning: Atair (same meaning of Altair)
- Distance from Sol: 16.774 ly, 5.143 pc
- Type of System: Singular
- Spectral Class: A7-White Main Sequence
- Right Ascension: 19h 50m 46.999s
- Declination: +8° 52' 5.959"
Known Planets
- Altair I
- Altair II
- Altair III
- Altair IV
- Altair V
Important Events
- 2335: Fleeing the wrath of the Shivans, a group of Vasudans land on Altair and discover the remnants of an alien civilisation. Their investigations into the "Ancients", as they are later called, reveals information on how to track vessels into, and through, subspace.
- 2367: Admiral Bosch uses Ancient artifacts from Altair and other systems to unlock the Knossos portal located in Gamma Draconis.
Jump Nodes
- Aldebaran
- Deneb (Pseudocanon)
- Unknown System
