Epsilon Eridani system: Difference between revisions
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'''Coordinates:''' | '''Coordinates:''' 3h 32m 55.8s [[Wikipedia:Right ascension|RA]], --9° 27' 29.7" [[Wikipedia:Declination|Declination]]<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epsilon_Eridani</ref> | ||
'''Distance:''' 10. | '''Distance:''' 10.5 light years from earth<ref>http://solstation.com/stars/eps-erid.htm</ref> | ||
'''Star:''' | '''Star:''' K2V orange-red dwarf <ref>http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=197</ref> | ||
'''Number of planets:''' System of 12 planets. | '''Number of planets:''' System of 12 planets. | ||
The '''Epsilon Eridani System''' is 10. | The '''Epsilon Eridani System''' is 10.5 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 10.5 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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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==Facts== | ==Facts== | ||
* | *Is surrounded by an huge Asteroid belt with a circumference that reachs billions of kilometers | ||
*On the border of the Outer Colonies. | *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). | *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). | ||
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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] Down on - 04:18, 2 November 2006 (UTC) | *[http://sacredicon.com/universe/viewtopic.php?t=3&sid=8457fd9d99b3beaa053f6f26d3e9f900 Halo Maping Project] Down on - 04:18, 2 November 2006 (UTC) | ||
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[[Category: Places]] | [[Category: Places]] | ||
[[Category:Planetary Systems]] | [[Category:Planetary Systems]] | ||
[[Category: UNSC]] | [[Category: UNSC]] | ||