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 - Galactic Exploration Catalog - 
Revision for Palantír

Previous Revision, by Nistramai [2025-04-27 22:49:48]Selected revision, by Nistramai [2025-04-27 23:18:50]
DISCOVERER
Actionhenk89Actionhenk89
NAME
The PalantirPalantír
SYSTEMNAME
Kyloarph PD-I d10-4719Kyloarph PD-I d10-4719
CATEGORY
Planetary FeaturesPlanetary Features
CATEGORY 2
HistoricalHistorical
REGION
Odin's HoldOdin's Hold
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
CALLSIGN
SUMMARY
This system is home to possibly the first black gas giant ever found near the galactic core.This system is home to possibly the first black gas giant ever found near the galactic core.
DESCRIPTION

A transcription of the GMP entry on EDSM: https://www.edsm.net/en/system/id/34019425/name/Kyloarph+PD-I+d10-4719

This system is home to possibly the first black gas giant ever found near the galactic core. Discovered on February 7th 3305 during the Distant Worlds 2 expedition. It's discoverer has dubbed it The Palantir due to it's resemblance to the famous seeing stones found in J.R.R Tolkiens ancient writings.

With a mass of almost 2,300 earth masses and a radius of 72,000 km it dwarves some of it's Y Class star brothers it shares the system with. As an added bonus it's massive ring system has an inner radius of 143,000 km and is rich in metallic resources. A must see destination for any explorer travelling between Colonia and the galactic core.

A transcription of the GMP entry on EDSM as shown in the notice above

"This system is home to possibly the first black gas giant ever found near the galactic core. Discovered on February 7th 3305 during the Distant Worlds 2 expedition. It's discoverer has dubbed it The Palantir due to it's resemblance to the famous seeing stones found in J.R.R Tolkiens ancient writings.

With a mass of almost 2,300 earth masses and a radius of 72,000 km it dwarves some of it's Y Class star brothers it shares the system with. As an added bonus it's massive ring system has an inner radius of 143,000 km and is rich in metallic resources. A must see destination for any explorer travelling between Colonia and the galactic core."

The moon 5 B has a nested moon orbiting at approximately 5Mm and provides a great vantage point to view the nested 5 B A and The Palantir.

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