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Xi Scorpii

 

Xi Scorpii is a planetary system orbiting a white/yellow F-class star.  The system lies in the Scorpius Constellation of the Inner/Sol Region.

 
Xi Scorpii is a rare, quintuple star system.  The system is composed of 3 sun like stars varying from f to g class orbited by a distant pair of k-class stars.  The Xi Scorpii system's primary planet orbits the largest and brightest star in system, the white/yellow f-class star Xi Scorpii A.

 

IXi Scorpii's primary planet is a habitable, terrestrial world covered in 35% surface water.  The planet lacks any large oceans, instead the water is locked inside deep inland lakes and seas.  The planet's land areas consist of a mixture of deserts and volcanic mountain ranges.

System: Xi Scorpii

Primary Star: Xi Scorpii

Stellar Type: F6IV ☼

Mass (Sol): 1.4

Luminosity: 2.63x Sun

Distance: 58.55 ly

Constellation: Scorpius

Region: Inner/Sol

Population: 120 Million

 

       
Xi Scorpii Planets
       

Xi Scorpii B
Xi Scorpii B is a hot terrestrial world that orbits close to the primary sun.  The planet has a thin argon atmosphere, its surface is composed of titanium and sulfur.

Distance: 0.33 AU

Orbit: 59 days

Temp: 533 K

Mass: 1.05 Earth

Radius: 6,557 km

Gravity: 0.99 g

Rotation: 75 hours

Moon(s): 0

       
       

Xi Scorpii C
Xi Scorpii C is a habitable, terrestrial world covered in 35% surface water.  The planet lacks any large oceans, instead the water is locked inside deep inland lakes and seas.  The planet's land areas consist of a mixture of deserts and volcanic mountain ranges.

Distance: 1.29 AU

Orbit: 454 days

Temp: 281 K

Mass: 1.29 Earth

Radius: 7,110 km

Gravity: 1.04 g

Rotation: 30 hours

Moon(s): 2

       
       


Closest Inhabited Systems:

 

Name

Distance (ly)

Type

18 Scorpii

13.32

G1V

Arcturus

38.90

K2III

Enfusia

41.80

M2V

72 Herculis

43.78

G0V

DT Virginis

45.75

M2V

70 Virginis

46.07

G5V

59 Virginis

46.28

G0V





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