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==Celestial Information==
 
==Celestial Information==

Revision as of 16:41, 26 August 2009

This article is about the star system. For the non-canon installation GTI Polaris.

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 ly, 132 pc
  • 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 - 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

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