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'''18 Scorpii''' is a planetary system | '''18 Scorpii''' is a planetary system located 45.7 light years from [[Earth]] at the northern edge of the Scorpius constellation. [[Falaknuma]] is a [[UNSC]] colony within the system. 18 Scorpii also saw in 2535 a large asteroid lead by the {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} loaded with over a million refugees from behind Covenant-lines.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', page 343</ref> It was also the site of a [[Battle of 18 Scorpii|minor engagement]] between UNSC and Covenant forces in 2543, in which UNSC forces were saved by a surprise force of Independent/[[Insurrectionist]] ships.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''' - ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'', pages 472-486</ref> 18 Scorpii has many physical properties in common with the Sun.{{Verify}} | ||
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*18 Scorpii was identified in September 2003 by astrobiologist Margaret Turnbull from the University of Arizona in Tucson as one of the most promising nearby candidates for hosting life based on her analysis of the HabCat list of stars.<ref>[[Wikipedia:18 Scorpii|18 Scorpii at Wikipedia]]</ref> | |||
* | *No planets have yet been confirmed to orbit the real-life star. | ||
*Cayrel de Strobel (1996) included it in her review of the stars most similar to the Sun, and Porto de Mello & da Silva (1997) identified it as a solar twin. | |||
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