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Corton

 

Corton is a planetary system orbiting a orange K-class star.  The system lies in the Reticulum Constellation of the Achernar Region.

 
The Corton System consists of an unusually large, terrestrial planet that is orbited by a small moon.  A colony was established on the moon with the purpose of mining valuable metals that existed deep below its icy surface.

 

The mining colonies didn't last long as the mining operations failed to be profitable, because of the depths the minerals were located and the extreme cold temperatures on the surface.  The mines were abandoned and taken over by interstellar smugglers, who used the moon's deep system of caves as a hideouts.

System: Corton

Primary Star: TYC84991411

Stellar Type: K3V ☼

Mass (Sol): 0.72

Luminosity: 0.23x Sun

Distance: 125.11 ly

Constellation: Reticulum

Region: Achernar

Population: 5 Million

 

       
Corton Planets
       

Corton B
Corton B is an usually large, terrestrial world.  The planet has a thick atmosphere, it's surface is cold and icy as it orbits far outside the star's habitable zone.

Distance: 1.15 AU

Orbit: 530 days

Temp: 160 K

Mass: 8.48 Earth

Radius: 16,610 km

Gravity: 1.25 g

Rotation: 30 hours

Moon(s): 2

       
       

Corton C
Corton C is a small, cold moon that has a nitrogen atmosphere with trace amounts of oxygen.  Hidden under the moon's icy surface is an extensive system of caves and a large supply of valuable metals.

Distance: 145k km

Orbit: 52.2 hours

Temp: 160 K

Mass: 0.04 Earth

Radius: 2,566 km

Gravity: 0.27 g

       
       


Closest Inhabited Systems:

 

Name

Distance (ly)

Type

Xaleza

28.27

K3V

Beta Reticuli

29.02

K0IV

Axius

40.84

M0V

Echo

41.69

K7V

Bellefontaine

47.58

K3V





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