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*[http://solstation.com/stars/eps-erid.htm Epsilon Eridani]
*[http://solstation.com/stars/eps-erid.htm Epsilon Eridani]
*[http://sacredicon.com/universe/viewtopic.php?t=3&sid=8457fd9d99b3beaa053f6f26d3e9f900  Halo Maping Project]
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Epsilon Eridani.jpg
Coordinates: 53.2 deg, -9.4583 deg
Distance: 10.8 light years from earth
Star: Orange star
Number of planets: System of 12 planets. 

The Epsilon Eridani System is 10.8 light years from Earth and is in FLEETCOM Sector One. It is home to several habitable planets, most notable Reach. It is also home to a number of suns and Beta Gabriel. At 10.8 Lightyears from the Sol System, it is one of the closest neighbors of humanity's homeworld.

Humans held the system for several hundred years, until The Battle of Reach took place here in 2552. After that, the system came under control of the Covenant.


Facts

  • Contains an Asteroid belt with a circumference of 1 billion km.
  • On the border of the Outer Colonies.
  • It is home to many of the UNSC's strongholds and military bases, such as Reach (The planet Epsilon Eridani is 14 million km from Reach).
  • The space between the exit from Slipspace and Reach is a popular space pirate area, as unwary civilian ships will often be robbed of their goods.

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