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===Celestial Information===
 
===Celestial Information===
*''Distance from Sol:'' 88 lyrs, 27 par
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*''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Delta Serpentis, Serpens.
*''Type of System:'' Binary (?)
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*''Other name(s) and meaning:'' Qin or Chin (from the Mandarin 秦朝, Qín Cháo, a reference to the Qin Dinasty), it's also the Sixth Star of Right Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure (天市右垣六 in Mandarin) in Chinese constellations.
*''Color:'' F0-Yellow Main Sequence
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*''Distance from Sol:'' 210 ly, 64.4 pc
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*''Type of System:'' Binary
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*''Color:'' F0-White Subgiant, F0-White Subgiant
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*''Binary Separation:'' 375 AU on average
 
*''Right Ascension:'' 15h 34m 48s
 
*''Right Ascension:'' 15h 34m 48s
*''Declination:'' +10° 32' 21"
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*''Declination:'' +10° 32' 21"
  
 
===Important Events===
 
===Important Events===
*Delta Serpentis is currently the only system in known space that contains a jump node to Earth. In 2335, this jump node was destabilised by the explosion of the Shivan Superdestroyer Lucifer inside the jump corridor. Since then, Delta Serpentis has become the capital for the surviving Terran community, and should a Terran Knossos ever be constructed, this would be the best place to start.
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*March 2335:  The destruction of the ''[[SD Lucifer|Lucifer]]'' whilst it is in subspace destabilizes the jump node to [[Sol]], cutting off all communication with the [[Terrans|Terran]] homeworld.
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*2335:  Delta Serpentis becomes the new capital for the remainder of the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]].  Contact with Sol not re-established as of 2367.
  
 
===Jump Nodes===
 
===Jump Nodes===
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*[[Sirius]] ([[Node Inconsistencies#Pseudocanon|Pseudocanon]])
 
*[[Sirius]] ([[Node Inconsistencies#Pseudocanon|Pseudocanon]])
 
*[[Sol]] (collapsed in 2335)
 
*[[Sol]] (collapsed in 2335)
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[[Category:Stars and Planets]]

Latest revision as of 02:39, 24 March 2016

Celestial Information

  • Name, meaning and Constellation: Delta Serpentis, Serpens.
  • Other name(s) and meaning: Qin or Chin (from the Mandarin 秦朝, Qín Cháo, a reference to the Qin Dinasty), it's also the Sixth Star of Right Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure (天市右垣六 in Mandarin) in Chinese constellations.
  • Distance from Sol: 210 ly, 64.4 pc
  • Type of System: Binary
  • Color: F0-White Subgiant, F0-White Subgiant
  • Binary Separation: 375 AU on average
  • Right Ascension: 15h 34m 48s
  • Declination: +10° 32' 21"

Important Events

  • March 2335: The destruction of the Lucifer whilst it is in subspace destabilizes the jump node to Sol, cutting off all communication with the Terran homeworld.
  • 2335: Delta Serpentis becomes the new capital for the remainder of the Galactic Terran Alliance. Contact with Sol not re-established as of 2367.

Jump Nodes