In ancient Hebrew mythology, the hellish place of Abaddon was described as a bottomless pit, a place of consuming fire and an angel‘s fortress made from brimstone.

All this is true for the star system of Floawns BX-B d13-109 and so the moniker is well deserved: Abaddon is first of all an ancient carbon star located deep below the galactic plane, in a region that is dominated by stellar corpses.

It is a huge 29 solar radii plasma behemoth that has enough gravitational pressure to force helium to fuse into carbon and nitrogen. During its current expansion phase it must have blown off a substantial portion of its initial mass already, in a number of helium flashes. It is therefore surprising that other celestial objects have survived the star's onslaught mostly intact.

Specifically, Abaddon also contains seven gas giants, and despite the main star's brutal solar winds, all seven retained ring systems and a good number of orbiting moons.

What is more, the carbon star also holds two ‘Hot Jupiter‘ type gas giants in its clutches. They orbit the star in a number of days, at a mere 50 and 55 light seconds' distance. This may not appear to be close enough for a Hot Jupiter, but the size of the CN star’s more than makes up for this. It’s a miracle these two gas giants could hold their gaseous atmospheres for so long.

Throughout the system and spread over its seven gas giants, explorers can find a number of landable tiny, metal-rich moons, which range in size from 184 to 297 km. Most of them are just cooked, tormented rocks orbiting their larger parents, but a few of them offer dramatic views of nearby heavenly bodies. Some of them are even geologically active.

The absurdly close presence of the carbon star even tortures one of the gas giant’s tiny moons (1 a) into volcanic activity: just below the feeble crust of this uneven rock, several magma chambers are kept alive by the star's sheer radiation, and small magma eruptions can often be seen on its surface.

As of November 2nd 3308 all of these geological features still need further analysis, but caution is advised for on-foot surveys: surface temperatures can easily reach 1,200 K. Even the best equipment is no match for the star's radiation, draining a space suit's insulation capacity in just a minute or two.

This is a place of consuming fire after all, and travelers are reminded to always follow a "safety first" policy when disembarking from their ship or SRV.

A word on the Floawns sector: although it's not far from the Sol - Sagittarius A* route, the sector is still in relatively lightly explored. Being close to the galactic core, the higher star density of the area allows for many kinds of stars to be found, making this a good place to search for "exotic" stars as well.

Furthermore, the Big Three, Slotin's Latte and the Three Kings points of interest are also close by and definitely worth a visit.

In ancient Hebrew mythology, the hellish place of Abaddon was described as a bottomless pit, a place of consuming fire and an angel‘s fortress made from brimstone.

All this is true for the star system of Floawns BX-B d13-109 and so the moniker is well deserved: Abaddon is first of all an ancient carbon star located deep below the galactic plane, in a region that is dominated by stellar corpses.

It is a huge 29 solar radii plasma behemoth that has enough gravitational pressure to force helium to fuse into carbon and nitrogen. During its current expansion phase it must have blown off a substantial portion of its initial mass already, in a number of helium flashes. It is therefore surprising that other celestial objects have survived the star's onslaught mostly intact.

Specifically, Abaddon also contains seven gas giants, and despite the main star's brutal solar winds, all seven retained ring systems and a good number of orbiting moons.

What is more, the carbon star also holds two ‘Hot Jupiter‘ type gas giants in its clutches. They orbit the star in a number of days, at a mere 50 and 55 light seconds' distance. This may not appear to be close enough for a Hot Jupiter, but the size of the CN star’s more than makes up for this. It’s a miracle these two gas giants could hold their gaseous atmospheres for so long.

Throughout the system and spread over its seven gas giants, explorers can find a number of landable tiny, metal-rich moons, which range in size from 184 to 297 km. Most of them are just cooked, tormented rocks orbiting their larger parents, but a few of them offer dramatic views of nearby heavenly bodies. Some of them are even geologically active.

The absurdly close presence of the carbon star even tortures one of the gas giant’s tiny moons (1 a) into volcanic activity: just below the feeble crust of this uneven rock, several magma chambers are kept alive by the star's sheer radiation, and small magma eruptions can often be seen on its surface.

As of November 2nd 3308 all of these geological features still need further analysis, but caution is advised for on-foot surveys: surface temperatures can easily reach 1,200 K. Even the best equipment is no match for the star's radiation, draining a space suit's insulation capacity in just a minute or two.

This is a place of consuming fire after all, and travelers are reminded to always follow a "safety first" policy when disembarking from their ship or SRV.

A word on the Floawns sector: although it's not far from the Sol - Sagittarius A* route, the sector is still in relatively lightly explored. Being close to the galactic core, the higher star density of the area allows for many kinds of stars to be found, making this a good place to search for "exotic" stars as well.

Furthermore, for explorers looking to visit nearby points of interest: the Slotin's Latte green gas giant is nearby, and the Big Three, and the Three Kings giant stars are also close by.