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 - Galactic Exploration Catalog - 
Meatball Moon

Created: 2023-02-17 10:38:23 Last Edited: 2023-02-17 12:19:09
  Submitted by: PhoenixBlue on behalf of CMDR Xanrae
Star System:Dryi Ain AP-I d9-2
Coordinates:-3998.25 / 119.438 / -9207.25
Sol Distance: 10,038.6 ly
Region:Formidine Rift
Category:Planetary Features
 



Summary:

Body C 1 a in this system has a radius of only 154 km, making it one of the smallest astronomical bodies in the galaxy.

 
Description:

This system has a number of remarkable features, including a Sudarsky Class V gas giant that orbits its binary parent stars at a distance of about 12 light-seconds. But the most interesting feature of this system is body C 1 a, a moon with a radius of just 154 km. By comparison, the smallest discovered moons in the galaxy, have radii that are only 15 km smaller. (The record holder as of 3309/02/17 is Pria Thoi ZP-G d10-37 AB 4 a, with a radius of 137.38 km.)

The primary stars in this system are a class A and a class K star, with a Sudarsky Class V gas giant orbiting them just 12 light-seconds from their common barycenter.

The third star has only one planet and one moon, which's irregular shape and iron-nickel composition make it look like a meatball.

The body is four times smaller than its parent planet, and 70 times less massive, with a surface gravity only 0.04 g.

There is active volcanism on the moon: tidal forces from the C star and the parent planet heat its interior, producing silicate fumaroles and gas vents across the moon's surface.

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ID64 Address:78358005203
EDSM ID:62592500

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Nearest Neighbors:

 POI Name  Distance  Rating   System 
Thargoid's Teeth  582.08  3.31  Dryoi Eaec HF‑C d... 
[GMP] NGC 1491  1,074.37  N/A  BD+50 886 
NGC 1491 nebula  1,079.60  4.24  NGC 1491 Sector E... 
[GMP] Three Angels of Death  2,946.02  N/A  Phrio Hypue AA‑A h0 
[GMP] NGC 1893  3,172.73  N/A  NGC 1893 CF 43 
[GMP] Crippen’s Basin  3,266.30  N/A  Eafots PA‑A d0 
[GMP] Oceanus Coelis  3,302.61  N/A  Myoidee YK‑P d5‑6 
[GMP] Maia's Jewell  3,387.99  N/A  Schee Hypa KN‑S e4‑0 
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