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|name = 26 Draconis | |name = 26 Draconis | ||
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|distance = 46 light years | |distance = 46 light-years | ||
|type = G0Va | |type = G0Va | ||
|magnitude = 5.23 | |magnitude = 5.23 | ||
|constellation = [[Wikipedia:Draco (constellation)|Draco]] | |constellation = [[Wikipedia:Draco (constellation)|Draco]] | ||
|bodies = | |bodies = At least 1 | ||
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|affiliation = [[Unified Earth Government]] | |affiliation = [[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
|notable = | |notable = | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''26 Draconis system''' is a planetary and triple star system that is controlled by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. It is approximately 46 light years away from the [[Sol system]].<ref>''[[Wikipedia:List of stars in Draco]]''</ref> The UNSC colony world of [[Levosia]] is located in the system.<ref name = "Cole"/> | The '''26 Draconis system''' is a planetary and triple star system that is controlled by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. It is approximately 46 light-years away from the [[Sol system]].<ref>''[[Wikipedia:List of stars in Draco]]''</ref> The UNSC colony world of [[Levosia]] is located in the system.<ref name = "Cole"/> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
This system was the site of the [[Callisto Incident]] which arguably marked the beginning of the [[Insurrection]]. In the 2490s Insurrectionists captured the {{UNSCShip|Callisto}} and murdered the crew. | This system was the site of the [[Callisto Incident]] which arguably marked the beginning of the [[Insurrection]]. In the 2490s Insurrectionists captured the {{UNSCShip|Callisto}} and murdered the crew. | ||
In response the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] dispatched a battle group of the three destroyers, which confronted the ''Callisto'' in the 26 Draconis | In response the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] dispatched a battle group of the three destroyers, which confronted the ''Callisto'' in the 26 Draconis system on [[2494|March 2, 2494]]. The resulting clash led to the surrender of the ''Callisto'', but at the cost of one destroyer annihilated and the two others severely damaged. It was future-[[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]'s first combat experience.<ref name = "Cole">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]"</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
