| Revision for The Ringflow | ||
| Previous Revision, by CMDR Marx [2026-02-11 02:20:08] | → | Selected revision, by CMDR Marx [2026-02-11 14:05:52] |
| DISCOVERER | ||
| Skaine | → | Skaine |
| NAME | ||
| The Ringflow | → | The Ringflow |
| SYSTEMNAME | ||
| Truechiae UP-G d10-42 | → | Truechiae UP-G d10-42 |
| CATEGORY | ||
| Planetary Features | → | Planetary Features |
| CATEGORY 2 | ||
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| REGION | ||
| Formorian Frontier | → | Formorian Frontier |
| LATITUDE | ||
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| LONGITUDE | ||
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| CALLSIGN | ||
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| SUMMARY | ||
| From the surface of the 1 a moon, the ring system of its brown dwarf star parent can be seen drifting across the sky. | → | From the surface of the 1 a moon, the ring system of its brown dwarf star parent can be seen drifting across the sky. |
| DESCRIPTION | ||
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The point of interest in this system is the 1 a moon, which orbits close to the ring system of its parent, a class Y brown dwarf star. Close enough that the the ring system of its parent can be seen drifting across the sky.
The effect is driven by the observer's near-synchronous orbital and rotational periods (0.8 D / 0.8 D), and is further enhanced by a nearly circular orbit, an almost zero orbital inclination, and a strongly tilted retrograde axial rotation - a rare combination that produces a smooth and clearly visible apparent motion. | → | The point of interest in this system is the 1 a moon, which orbits close to the ring system of its parent, a class Y brown dwarf star. Close enough that the the ring system of its parent can be seen drifting across the sky.
It's not just the proximity to the rings that allows their movement to be visible from the moon though. Their speed is quite fast, and the moon also had to rotate fast enough (relative to them) for this to be seen from the surface. |
| JOURNAL | ||
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| OBSERVATORY | ||
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