| Revision for Kataraktis Nefon | ||
| Previous Revision, by CMDR Marx [2023-04-20 00:25:46] | → | Selected revision, by LCU No Fool Like One [2023-04-20 19:49:06] |
| DISCOVERER | ||
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| NAME | ||
| Kataraktis Nefon | → | Kataraktis Nefon |
| SYSTEMNAME | ||
| HD 78344 | → | HD 78344 |
| CATEGORY | ||
| Stellar Features | → | Stellar Features |
| CATEGORY 2 | ||
| Sights and Scenery | → | Sights and Scenery |
| REGION | ||
| Inner Orion Spur | → | Inner Orion Spur |
| LATITUDE | ||
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| LONGITUDE | ||
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| CALLSIGN | ||
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| SUMMARY | ||
| The closest ringed neutron star to the bubble. | → | The closest ringed neutron star to the bubble. |
| DESCRIPTION | ||
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The O class star in this system, weighing in at 87 solar masses, is heavy enough that eight other stars are directly orbiting it. The seventh star is the most notable: it is a neutron star with a metal rich ring around it. It was perhaps formed from a planet that was torn apart as it reached the star's Roche limit. Lit by the light of the star, the ring is intensely bright, and its size dwarfs that of its parent. The density of the ring gives it a soft, cloud-like appearance on approach: this sight inspired the name of the system, Kataraktis Nefon, which means "Waterfall of Clouds" in ancient Greek.
Furthermore, the neutron star is itself orbited by an M class dwarf star, designation 7 a, that is only 40% of the mass of our own Sun. The system is host to numerous planets of modest gravity which have surface volcanism and Prasinium Bioluminescent Anemones.
| → | The O class star in this system, weighing in at 87 solar masses, is heavy enough that eight other stars are directly orbiting it. The seventh star is the most notable: it is a neutron star with a metal rich ring around it. It was perhaps formed from a planet that was torn apart as it reached the star's Roche limit. Lit by the light of the star, the ring is intensely bright, and its size dwarfs that of its parent. The density of the ring gives it a soft, cloud-like appearance on approach: this sight inspired the name of the system, Kataraktis Nefon, which means "Waterfall of Clouds" in ancient Greek.
Furthermore, the neutron star is itself orbited by an M class dwarf star, designation 7 a, that is only 40% of the mass of our own Sun.
The system is host to numerous planets of modest gravity which have surface volcanism and Prasinium Bioluminescent Anemones.
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