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[[Image:Altair.PNG|right|490px|thumb|The planets of Altair]]
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===Celestial Information===
 
===Celestial Information===
*''Distance from Sol:'' 16.77 lyrs, 5.143 par
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*''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Alpha Aquilae, Aquila. "Altair" is Arabic for "The flying".
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*''Other name(s) and meaning:'' Atair (same meaning of Altair)
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*''Distance from Sol:'' 16.774 ly, 5.143 pc
 
*''Type of System:'' Singular
 
*''Type of System:'' Singular
*''Color:'' A7-White Main Sequence
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*''Spectral Class:'' A7-White Main Sequence
*''Right Ascension:'' 19h 50m 47.002s
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*''Right Ascension:'' 19h 50m 46.999s
*''Declination:'' +8° 52' 6.03"
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*''Declination:'' +52' 5.959"
  
 
===Known Planets===
 
===Known Planets===
*[[Altair I]]
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*Altair I
*[[Altair II]]
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*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 [[Ancients|Ancient]] artifacts from [[Altair]] and other systems to unlock the [[Knossos]] portal ilocated at [[Gamma Draconis]].
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*2367: Admiral Bosch uses Ancient artifacts from Altair and other systems to unlock the [[Knossos]] portal located in [[Gamma Draconis]].
  
 
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*[[Deneb]] ([[Node Inconsistencies#Pseudocanon|Pseudocanon]])
 
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Latest revision as of 12:40, 18 June 2011

The planets of Altair

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

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.

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