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18 Scorpii is a star located some 45.7 light years from [[Earth]] at the northern edge of the Scorpius constellation. | 18 Scorpii is a star located some 45.7 light years from [[Earth]] at the northern edge of the Scorpius constellation. | ||
18 Scorpii has many physical properties in common with the Sun. 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. The planet | 18 Scorpii has many physical properties in common with the Sun. 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. The planet Falaknuma was in his system. <ref>[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]] page 343</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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18 Scorpii is a star located some 45.7 light years from Earth at the northern edge of the Scorpius constellation.
18 Scorpii has many physical properties in common with the Sun. 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. The planet Falaknuma was in his system. [1]
Trivia
- 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.[2]
- No planets have yet been confirmed to orbit the real-life star.
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol page 343
- ^ Wikipedia
