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===Celestial Information=== | ===Celestial Information=== | ||
| − | *''Distance from Sol:'' 604 | + | *''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Alpha Scorpii, Scorpio. The name "Antares" comes from the Greek Αντάρης, meaning ''(holds) against Ares (Mars)''. |
| + | *''Other name(s) and meaning:'' Ķalb al Άķrab (Arabic for ''Scorpion's heart''), Kardia Scorpiou/Καρδια Σκορπιου and Cor Scorpii (direct translations in Greek and Latin respectively of Ķalb al Άķrab), Satevis (Persian name). | ||
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| + | *''Distance from Sol:'' 604.006 ly, 185.185 pc | ||
*''Type of System:'' Binary | *''Type of System:'' Binary | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''Spectral Class:'' M1.5-Red Supergiant, B2.5-Blue Main Sequence |
| − | *''Right Ascension:'' 16h 29m 24. | + | *''Right Ascension:'' 16h 29m 24.461s |
| − | *''Declination:'' - | + | *''Declination:'' -26° 25' 55.209" |
===Important Events=== | ===Important Events=== | ||
| − | *First official encounter between the [[ | + | *1/10/2335: Location of Operation Thresher, which ended in a Terran defeat with 504 pilots dead and 14 missing. |
| + | *1/15/2335: Site of Lt. [[Alexander McCarthy]]'s rendezvous with the Vasudans during his attempted defection. | ||
| + | *1/15/2335: First official encounter between the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]], [[Parliamentary Vasudan Navy]] and [[Shivans]] during escort of the GTSC ''Plato''. | ||
| + | *2335: | ||
| + | ** The GTA blockades Antares while the PVE gathers its forces in [[Vega]] after the initial Shivan attacks. The Shivans bypass these blockades and travel to [[Deneb]] through an uncharted jump node. | ||
| + | **The GTSC ''Asimov'', working on Project Tsunami, is attacked by Shivans in Antares. | ||
| + | *2/15/2335: Site of a small Hammer of Light base of operations destroyed by GTA forces, and a point of retreat for Vasudan forces fleeing from the HoL following their decimation in Vega. | ||
| + | *Became headquarters of the [[Antares Federation]] after the collapse of the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]]. | ||
| + | *Apparent location of a GTVA convention signing ([[Return to Babel]]; GTVA Security Act, Antares Convention, Section 15-5-7.) | ||
===Jump Nodes=== | ===Jump Nodes=== | ||
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*[[Vasuda]] | *[[Vasuda]] | ||
*[[Vega]] ([[Node Inconsistencies#CBAnim|CBAnim]]) | *[[Vega]] ([[Node Inconsistencies#CBAnim|CBAnim]]) | ||
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| + | ===Notes=== | ||
| + | *According to the [[GTM Helios]] tech description, an important [[GTVA]] particle accelerator complex is situated in Antares. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Stars and Planets]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:18, 20 January 2013
Celestial Information
- Name, meaning and Constellation: Alpha Scorpii, Scorpio. The name "Antares" comes from the Greek Αντάρης, meaning (holds) against Ares (Mars).
- Other name(s) and meaning: Ķalb al Άķrab (Arabic for Scorpion's heart), Kardia Scorpiou/Καρδια Σκορπιου and Cor Scorpii (direct translations in Greek and Latin respectively of Ķalb al Άķrab), Satevis (Persian name).
- Distance from Sol: 604.006 ly, 185.185 pc
- Type of System: Binary
- Spectral Class: M1.5-Red Supergiant, B2.5-Blue Main Sequence
- Right Ascension: 16h 29m 24.461s
- Declination: -26° 25' 55.209"
Important Events
- 1/10/2335: Location of Operation Thresher, which ended in a Terran defeat with 504 pilots dead and 14 missing.
- 1/15/2335: Site of Lt. Alexander McCarthy's rendezvous with the Vasudans during his attempted defection.
- 1/15/2335: First official encounter between the Galactic Terran Alliance, Parliamentary Vasudan Navy and Shivans during escort of the GTSC Plato.
- 2335:
- 2/15/2335: Site of a small Hammer of Light base of operations destroyed by GTA forces, and a point of retreat for Vasudan forces fleeing from the HoL following their decimation in Vega.
- Became headquarters of the Antares Federation after the collapse of the Galactic Terran Alliance.
- Apparent location of a GTVA convention signing (Return to Babel; GTVA Security Act, Antares Convention, Section 15-5-7.)
Jump Nodes
Notes
- According to the GTM Helios tech description, an important GTVA particle accelerator complex is situated in Antares.
