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'''23 Librae''' (23 Lib) is a yellow dwarf star in the constellation Libra, and is about 83.7 light-years from the | '''23 Librae''' (23 Lib) is a yellow dwarf star in the constellation Libra, and is about 83.7 light-years from the [[Sol system]]. 23 Lib has a mass of 1.05 Suns and a radius of 1.25 Suns.<ref name="wiki">[[Wikipedia:23 Librae|'''Wikipedia:''' ''23 Librae'']]</ref> | ||
23 Librae is orbited by at least two planets, [[Madrigal]] and [[Hesiod]]. Hesiod is the only gas giant orbiting 23 Librae. Madrigal, the only planet in 23 Librae's habitable zone<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''pages 155-158''</ref> | 23 Librae is orbited by at least two planets, [[Madrigal]] and [[Hesiod]]. Hesiod is the only gas giant orbiting 23 Librae. Madrigal, the only planet in 23 Librae's habitable zone,<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''pages 155-158''</ref> was a human [[Outer Colony]]<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 13''</ref> until the [[Covenant]] arrived and glassed the planet in [[2528]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 72''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Madrigal was colonized by [[humanity]], serving as a thriving human colony. It was glassed by the [[Covenant]] in [[2528]]. | Madrigal was colonized by [[humanity]], serving as a thriving human colony. It was glassed by the [[Covenant]] in [[2528]]. | ||
Survivors of the attack fled to the Trojan | Survivors of the attack fled to the Trojan [[asteroid]]s trailing the gas giant [[Hesiod]], farther out-system. There, they joined [[Insurrectionist]]s in the asteroid colony known as [[the Rubble]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 11''</ref> [[Kig-Yar]] merchants established trade relations with the humans in the asteroids while the Covenant plotted to raise an army of [[Unggoy]] on Hesiod's moon [[Metisette]]. Both the Rubble and the Covenant installation on Metisette were destroyed in the [[Battle of the Rubble]] and the [[Battle of Metisette]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 311''</ref> However, the human inhabitants of the Rubble managed to escape on [[Habitat Exodus]] with the help of the {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} and [[Gray Team]] while the Covenant forces were completely wiped out by the ''Midsummer Night''. | ||
==Known planets== | ==Known planets== | ||
*[[Madrigal]] | *[[Madrigal]] | ||
*[[Hesiod]] | *[[Hesiod]] | ||
**[[The Rubble]] | |||
**[[Metisette]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
The description of the 23 Librae system in ''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' bears several contradictions with real-world astronomical observations of the system. The novel states that [[Hesiod]] is the only gas giant in the system.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 158''</ref> However, as of [[2014]], at least two gas giants have been discovered orbiting the star.<ref name="wiki"/> Furthermore, ''The Cole Protocol'' establishes that Madrigal—a terrestrial planet—is the only planet in the star's habitable zone. In the real world, the gas giant [[Wikipedia:23 Librae b|23 Librae b]] was discovered in 1999 as orbiting 23 Librae in its habitable zone. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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23 Librae (23 Lib) is a yellow dwarf star in the constellation Libra, and is about 83.7 light-years from the Sol system. 23 Lib has a mass of 1.05 Suns and a radius of 1.25 Suns.[1]
23 Librae is orbited by at least two planets, Madrigal and Hesiod. Hesiod is the only gas giant orbiting 23 Librae. Madrigal, the only planet in 23 Librae's habitable zone,[2] was a human Outer Colony[3] until the Covenant arrived and glassed the planet in 2528.[4]
History
Madrigal was colonized by humanity, serving as a thriving human colony. It was glassed by the Covenant in 2528.
Survivors of the attack fled to the Trojan asteroids trailing the gas giant Hesiod, farther out-system. There, they joined Insurrectionists in the asteroid colony known as the Rubble.[5] Kig-Yar merchants established trade relations with the humans in the asteroids while the Covenant plotted to raise an army of Unggoy on Hesiod's moon Metisette. Both the Rubble and the Covenant installation on Metisette were destroyed in the Battle of the Rubble and the Battle of Metisette.[6] However, the human inhabitants of the Rubble managed to escape on Habitat Exodus with the help of the UNSC Midsummer Night and Gray Team while the Covenant forces were completely wiped out by the Midsummer Night.
Known planets
Trivia
The description of the 23 Librae system in Halo: The Cole Protocol bears several contradictions with real-world astronomical observations of the system. The novel states that Hesiod is the only gas giant in the system.[7] However, as of 2014, at least two gas giants have been discovered orbiting the star.[1] Furthermore, The Cole Protocol establishes that Madrigal—a terrestrial planet—is the only planet in the star's habitable zone. In the real world, the gas giant 23 Librae b was discovered in 1999 as orbiting 23 Librae in its habitable zone.
List of appearances
- Halo: The Cole Protocol (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b Wikipedia: 23 Librae
- ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, pages 155-158
- ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 13
- ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 72
- ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 11
- ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 311
- ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 158
