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Marcell

 

Marcell is a planetary system orbiting a white/yellow F-class star.  The system lies in the Lepus Constellation of the Fornax Region.

 
Marcell sits in a strategic location between the Fornax, Betelgeuse, Canopus, and Hyades Regions.  The system has always been an important junction for those traveling between the various regions.

 

The inner planets though were rarely visited by those traversing the system.  The planet's were seen to contain little benefit, until deeper surveys revealed large deposits of valuable metals existed on the inner most world. 

 

The planet was extremely hot orbiting the sun in just 18 days.  Addressing this issue, an extensive network of mines were built on the planet's cooler, tidally-locked night side.  The planet has been important piece in the Inner Sphere as its resources have been exported to 4 different regions.

System: Marcell

Primary Star: HD 34704

Stellar Type: F5V ☼

Mass (Sol): 1.27

Luminosity: 3.55x Sun

Distance: 245.6 ly

Constellation: Lepus

Region: Fornax

Population: 70 Million

 

       
Marcell Planets
       

Marcell B
Marcell B is an unusually large, terrestrial world.  The planet orbits extremely close to the parent and is scorching hot.  It's atmosphere is composed of a mixture of carbon dioxide and chlorine.  The planet is tidally-locked to the parent star, various mining colonies have been established on the permanent night-side.

Distance: 0.15 AU

Orbit: 18 days

Temp: 849 K

Mass: 15.9 Earth

Radius: 22,576 km

Gravity: 1.27 g

Rotation: 19 hours

Moon(s): 0

       
       

Marcell C
Marcell C is a cooler, terrestrial world whose orbit gives it a Mars-like temperature.  The planet has a carbon dioxide and ethane atmosphere.  Often considered a good terraforming possibility, no serious efforts have ever been attempted.

Distance: 2.23 AU

Orbit: 2.9 years

Temp: 221 K

Mass: 0.33 Earth

Radius: 5236 km

Gravity: 0.49 g

Rotation: 19 hours

Moon(s): 1

       
       

Marcell D
Marcell D is a cold, terrestrial world that orbits outside the habitable zone.  The planet's surface is composed of various icy material, though several basins of basaltic rock exist.

Distance: 4.01 AU

Orbit: 7.1 years

Temp: 157 K

Mass: 2.79 Earth

Radius: 10258 km

Gravity: 1.08 g

Rotation: 41 hours

Moon(s): 5

       
       


Closest Inhabited Systems:

 

Name

Distance (ly)

Type

K-Locus

31.26

K2V

Sylva

42.06

A2V





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