The Story of Human Exploration and Discovery Beyond the Orion Arm
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Sagittarius Colonial Atlas
Ahriman (HM+31 0938 B)
Amethyst (HB+32 3331 B)
Angelique (HM-50 2602 B)
Apollonia/Phyrigia (HD+35 2475 A)
Aquilla (SAG+56 0107)
Arkhangelsk (HM+41 2746)
Atlantis (HM+52 0225)
Aurora (HM+47 2620 A)
Avignon (HM+31 3323)
Baker's End (SAG-36 0528)
Bellarmine (HM+36 1662 A)
Bellissimo (HM+40 2827)
Beowulf (HM+39 5516 A)
Bounty (HB+38 0524 A)
Buran (HD+32 1678)
Cauldron (SAG+47 1522)
Charybdis (HB+56 0404 B)
Concordia (HM+00 2422 A)
Cora's World (HM-40 2634)
Daedelus (SAG+45 4907 A)
Demeter (HM+31 3563)
Destiny (HD+47 0309)
Dustbowl/New Deseret (SAG-42 4503 B)
Frontiera (HD+40 1336)
Frostpile (SAG+43 2208)
Fury (HM+53 0102 A)
Gateway (HM+00 0000)
Goldrush (SAG+33 2643)
Gulag (HD+40 4019)
Hecate's Hate (HM+32 3972)
Hyperborea (SAG+44 1855 B)
Ice Station Mike (HD+42 3267)
Ice Station Oscar (HD+42 5807)
Inshallah (HM+53 0608)
Jena (HB-33 4139 A)
Jewel/Sulfur Flats (HM+41 0955 A & B)
Jin Xian (HM-45 4415)
Jove/Fuzhou (SAG+49 2911 A & B)
Libertad (HD-46 2312)
Marino (HD-31 4687)
Midgard/Muspellheim (HD+54 1018)
Mirabilis (HM-45 1718)
Neu Bavaria (HM+31 7329)
New Anchorage (HD+35 3455 A)
New Ares (HM+57 0405 A)
New Havana (HM+55 1217)
New Tanstaafl (HM+43 3626 A)
New Taranto (HB+31 2685 A)
New Zion (HD+47 0954)
Paydirt (HM+36 2309)
Porto Fria (HM-52 2716 A)
Pu'huonua (HM+35 2017)
Research Station Victor (HB+55 1522)
Sakura (HM-31 0629)
Sandovar (HM+34 0139 A)
Santa Clara (SAG+31 0179 B)
Scherzo (SAG+55 2007 B)
Sheba's World/Neu Bayer (HD-51 1306 A)
Tanner's World (HB-32 1052)
Tartarus (HM+31 5806)
The Alamo (HM+34 0552 B)
Tortuga (HD-37 4529)
Toulon (SAG+55 0823 A)
Valhalla (HD+31 1168)
Viracocha (HM+31 1175 A)
Waypoint November (HM+31 1969 A)
Waypoint Omega (HM-06 1121 A)
Waypoint Tango (HD+41 4528 A)
Waypoint X-Ray (HD-66 1619)
Waypoint Yankee (HD+10 1721)
Waystation Alfa (HM+34 1207)
Xiamen (HM+48 2891 B)
Zhengzhou (HM-27 9791 B)
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AMC Registry of Vessels
| System Catalogue: HB+55 1522 Stars in System: 1 Distance from Gateway: 8.81 parsecs (28.72 light years) System Age: 2.3 GY Total System Population: 85 Primary Allegiance: Sagittarius Development Corporation Primary Star: HM+55 1522 Spectral Type: F2V Mass: 1.469 Sol Radius: 1.360 Sol Luminosity: 3.842 Sol Absolute Magnitude: +3.31 Number of Worlds: 8; 1 Planetoid, 5 Rocky Planets, 2 Gas Giants Notable Worlds: Research Station Victor |
System
Summary: The HB+55 1522 System is an isolated sytem near
the 'top' of a sphere centered on the Gateway
system. The system primary is a single bright yellow-white main
sequence star of spectral type F2V. The system is much like Sol,
with several terrestrial worlds in the inner system, shepherded by a
pair of gas giants in the outer reaches. The system itself is
relatively uninhabited, save for a small group of SDC scientists and
support staff investigating the sixth planet. Several 'Hider' groups have used the system as a waypoint to reach a cluster of stars higher above the plane of the galactic disc than the current sphere of colonization in Sagittarius. There is a star, HD+78 1509, which is at the extreme limit of potential Short Jump range at 10.98 light years. It is not shown on the Short Jump Map as this displays stars only within the safe Short Jump range of 10.758 light years. No doubt these Hider groups believe that they can find and settle worlds in this cluster and become well established before anyone reaches them. The SDC had done little exploration in this region, though it is easily reachable by their Long Jump equipped Bonaventure starships. |
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Star System Diagram
Epoch: 2361  |
Short Jump Map
| Systems
within Short Jump Range |
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| HB+51 1746 |
Midgard | SAG+54 1527 |
| HB+53
1525 |
New Havana | SAG+55 1706 |
| HD+54
2515 |
SAG+51 0734 | Scherzo |
| HM+51
3512 |
SAG+52 1433 | |
Research Outpost Victor is one of the last remaining SDC research outposts to remain uncolonized by 2361. The world's relative remoteness, coupled with an incompatible biosphere, has made it less than attractive as a candidate for settlers. The SDC continues its investigations of the planet's biology, which, while primarily carbon-based using water as a solvent, incorporates many boron compounds as carbon analogues. This is due to an unusual abundance of boron in the planet's crust, which matches the elevated boron abundance in the system's primary star, and it is believed, the other worlds of the system. It is theorized that the HB+55 1522 System was formed from a molecular cloud that was enriched with boron, though observations of nearby stars of similar age do not show the elevated boron abundance. It is the hope of the SDC that compatibility issues with the planet's biosphere can be overcome, for the world is beautiful and otherwise suited for colonization.
Research
Victor Orbital Map
