Epsilon Eridani system
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K2 Orange-red dwarf system[5] |
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The Epsilon Eridani system (sometimes rendered ε Eridani)[6] is a planetary system situated 10.5 light-years from Earth,[3][4] and is identified as a region in FLEETCOM Sector One.[1] It was home to several habitable planets colonized by the Unified Earth Government, most notably Reach. At 10.5 light-years from its sister system, the Sol system, it is one of the closest neighbors of humanity's homeworld.[5]
In the summer of 2552, the Covenant invaded the system and attacked Epsilon Eridani's major colonies. Reach ultimately fell to the Covenant and was glassed,[7] while Tribute was brutally assaulted and partially glassed.[8] Following the Human-Covenant War, at least Tribute, Reach and Beta Gabriel had been resettled by humanity.[9][10][11][12]
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The Epsilon Eridani system is home to at least six planets, two asteroid belts, and at least one minor planet. A massive Oort cloud is located on the outer edge of the system.[13] At least five of the worlds that orbit Epsilon Eridani are known to be inhabited.
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| Epsilon Eridani I | NA | Closest planet to the star.[Note 1] | |
| Reach (Epsilon Eridani II) |  |
The former military center of the UNSC, and the most developed human colony. Glassed in 2552 but at least partially habitable by 2589.[14] |
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| Tribute (Epsilon Eridani III) | N/A | A major human colony, known for its strong industrial capacity and large population.[15] Partially glassed during the Battle of Tribute, under UEG control as of 2558. | Emese (Epsilon Eridani IIIa) - Tribute's sole natural satellite. |
| Epsilon Eridani IV | N/A | Known to be the site of an Insurrection.[16][Note 1] | |
| Beta Gabriel (Unknown orbital position) | N/A | Largely uninhabited, converted into an outdoors resort by wealthy entrepreneurs. Occupied by a Brute pack during or otherwise soon after the Fall of Reach.[17][18] | |
| Circumstance (Unknown orbital position) | N/A | A world famous for its universities and courts of justice. Status unknown.[19] | |
| Tantalus (Unknown orbital position) | N/A | A human colony glassed after the Covenant's siege in the system in 2552.[20][21] | |
| Oort cloud | N/A | A cloud consisting largely of ice, on the edge of the system. |
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