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Epsilon Indi system

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Epsilon Indi system
The star Epsilon Indi, as seen on the Halo 4 map Harvest.
Location overview

Distance from Sol:

11.83 light-years[1]

Stellar overview

Orbiting planets:

1 asteroid belt[2]

Asteroids:

At least 5 bodies

Societal overview

Affiliation:

Unified Earth Government

 

The Epsilon Indi system, designated UC-901-9081 by the Forerunners,[3] is a planetary system that consists of the star Epsilon Indi and five planets in close orbit,[4] One of these planets, Harvest, was habitable prior to its destruction by the Covenant in 2525.[5] The system exists on the frontier of UEG space, largely due to the topology of local slipspace;[3] it is located weeks from the nearest human colony, Madrigal, and slightly more than two months from Reach.[5]

History[edit]

Epsilon Indi was part of the Forerunner ecumene prior to the activation of the Halo Array; the Forerunners built an unknown number of structures on Harvest.[3][6] The system was colonized by the Unified Earth Government in 2468. The fact that Harvest was habitable without any terraforming necessary was enough to elicit a colonization effort to a such faraway world. At eleven light-years from Earth, Epsilon Indi is not the most linearly distant star system in human territory; however, a combination of propaganda and the vagaries of slipspace travel led to it being declared the farthest-flung system in UEG space.[3] A population of 3,000,000 citizens was ultimately established on Harvest and an orbital platform was built for exporting and importing goods.[citation needed]

In 2525, the Covenant discovered the system. It was humanity's first contact with the Covenant and after a violent first contact, the Covenant glassed most of the surface.[7] In 2526, the Second Battle of Harvest took place in the system and the UNSC took it back from the Covenant.[6]

The Covenant attacked again later in the same year and were not driven off from the system by UNSC forces until 2531.[6]

Trivia[edit]

The real Epsilon Indi is a star system regarded as a prime candidate for human colonization. However, only a single exoplanet has been confirmed orbiting Epsilon Indi's primary star, a gas giant designated Epsilon Indi Ab.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - UNSC Colonies, page 187
  2. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 6
  3. ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint: Catalog Interaction (post 2969317)
  4. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 5
  5. ^ a b Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 1
  6. ^ a b c Halo Wars, campaign level Relic Approach
  7. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, Epilogue
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