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==Celestial Information== | ==Celestial Information== | ||
*''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Alpha Ursae Minoris, Ursa Minor. | *''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Alpha Ursae Minoris, Ursa Minor. | ||
− | *''Other name(s) and meaning:'' Alrukaba | + | *''Other name(s) and meaning:'' Alrukaba, Cynosura, Alruccabah, Phoenice, Lodestar, Pole Star, Tramontana, Angel Stern, Navigatoria, Star of Arcady, Yilduz, Mismar, Polyarnaya. |
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*''Distance from Sol:'' 431 lyrs, 132 par | *''Distance from Sol:'' 431 lyrs, 132 par | ||
*''Type of System:'' Binary | *''Type of System:'' Binary |
Revision as of 13:05, 13 January 2008
Celestial Information
- Name, meaning and Constellation: Alpha Ursae Minoris, Ursa Minor.
- Other name(s) and meaning: Alrukaba, Cynosura, Alruccabah, Phoenice, Lodestar, Pole Star, Tramontana, Angel Stern, Navigatoria, Star of Arcady, Yilduz, Mismar, Polyarnaya.
- Distance from Sol: 431 lyrs, 132 par
- Type of System: Binary
- Color: F7-Yellow Giant, F3-Yellow Main Sequence
- Right Ascension: 2h 31m 48.704s
- Declination: +89° 15' 50.72"
Known Planets
- Neo Terra (Polaris Prime?) - Mention is made of a new homeworld for the Terrans in Polaris, envisioned by Admiral Bosch as Neo-Terra, thus a (presumably inhabitable) planet must be present here. No mention of its current name is given
Important Events
- 2366: Admiral Bosch leads a violent military coup and seizes control of Polaris, giving rise to the Neo-Terran Front.