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Great Annihilator

Created: 2022-05-01 15:38:56 Last Edited: 2022-10-25 11:39:45
  Submitted by: Official GEC
Star System:Great Annihilator
Coordinates:354.844 / -42.4375 / 22997.2
Sol Distance: 23,000 ly
Region:Empyrean Straits
Category:Stellar Features
 



Summary:

A famous pair of black holes, originally discovered in the 20th century. Currently housing the Azura Initiative.

Notice: This POI shares the same star system with a prior existing entry in the Galactic Mapping Project (GMP). You can visit the original entry using the link below:

    Great Annihilator Black Hole (blackHole), Great Annihilator

 
Description:

The Great Annihilator was named by its discoverers in the 20th century by the Einstein Observatory via soft X-rays. They originally spotted it as one of the brightest X-ray sources in the Milky Way, and subsequent observations showed a variable emitter of massive amounts of photon pairs at 511 keV, the energy level associated with positron-electron annihilation events. Hence the Great Annihilator name. The system was thought to consist of a black hole and a companion star, forming a microquasar.

The first Commanders who visited this system found a pair of black holes and five T Tauri stars. A single High Metal Content world orbits the main black hole on a highly inclined orbit at a great distance: it is likely a captured planet. The surface is extremely cold at 20 K, and despite all the emissions from the Great Annihilator, the planet somehow still holds on to a thin helium atmosphere - although not thin enough to safely land on with current technology.

For information on the Azura Initiative that is currently based around this system, see this entry.

Astrophotography by Phill P

 
ID64 Address:2587943
EDSM ID:65259

EDSM Traffic Report

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EDSM Estimated Value

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Nearest Neighbors:

 POI Name  Distance  Rating   System 
Azura Initiative  0.00  6.82  Great Annihilator 
[GMP] Great Annihilator Bl...  0.02  N/A  Great Annihilator 
The Ammonia Lyceum  29.26  5.26  Athaip WR‑H d11‑7577 
Glowstrom  62.60  4.85  Athaip EH‑K c25‑514 
Tilt‑a‑Whirl  149.93  3.91  Athaip FE‑E d13‑3578 
[GMP] Arissa's Orbs  213.20  N/A  Athaip GW‑M c23‑2801 
Hot Cappuccino  441.45  3.50  Dumbooe FQ‑B c27‑590 
[GMP] Zunuae Nebula  990.31  N/A  Zunuae HL‑Y e6903 

Carriers Last Seen in this System:

 Callsign   Name  Date 
K2T‑10Q  [IGAU] MANTINDANE  2024‑03‑28 14:05:25 
VZZ‑99F  AZSF Otaman Sirko  2024‑03‑28 04:43:29 
T0Z‑0HW  SWS//CASTLE ROCK  2024‑03‑28 00:15:41 
T3Y‑BKN  Eternal Silence  2024‑03‑26 17:05:09 
HFF‑LHY  Forward Unto Dawn  2024‑03‑26 17:02:54 
G2Z‑82F  STARLIGHT PLAZA  2024‑03‑26 16:53:06 
YFX‑6QZ  GALILEO  2024‑03‑26 16:50:19 
T3K‑L1B  runaway  2024‑03‑26 16:43:51 
  + 15 additional carriers.
Messages for this POI:
Reason:Information2022-05-03 17:24:51
From:Richard Fluiraniz M.
Fun fact, if a fleet carrier is parked orbiting this black hole, it's subject to its sphere of influence (the warping effect). This is a unique feature exclusive to this black hole due to its size. Speak about having a martini while a Black Hole lingers on the window.
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