Traveller: The New Era
Known Stars In the Solomani Rim
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Date: Mon, 13 Feb 1995 12:07:13 -0500
From: Harold D. Hale <HDHALE@smtpwpo.dayt.tasc.com>
Subject: Known Stars In the Solomani Rim
Submitted to the light for all to behold or toss stones.....
This list is the result of a lot of research, and help from the somewhat
more knowledgeable (in some cases much more knowledgeable). Those
who I have bugged over the past months regarding this project know
who you are and I thank you.
"Designer's" Notes
A number of constraints were in place when I began this project.
The first major one was that none of the star systems could be
"moved". All the known stars had to be placed within existing star
systems in the position they existed as of John Harshman's original
work--this also meant that new systems could not be "created". The
result is that some known stars are a bit out of place (particularly those
furthest away), though the general direction to them is more or less
correct.
The second major constraint was that all main world stats (with the
exception of those which were contrary to the rules) were "sacred".
This meant that some stars had to be "turned up" a few degrees (M7 Vs
made into M2 Vs, etc.) so that the world that circled them wouldn't be
against the laws of astrophysics (i.e. a world with a standard, tainted
atmosphere circling an M6V star). This also necessitated, in one
instance, "flip-flopping" of two sets of known stars in their relative
position to each other and Sol so that the main worlds were matched up
with a compatible star.
The third major constraint was what I call "The Uncertainty Principle" (I
know the name is already taken, but it works for my purposes as well),
and it reads something like: "the further you get away from Sol, the less
likely you are to be correct about the exact location of any given star".
While some stars could be identified beyond seven parsecs (the limit I
ended establishing for myself for identifying correctly the position of
known stars) because they were particularly bright or near a significant
star (like Arcturus or Altair), most main sequence types beyond that limit
could be placed in one of three, four, or more systems. I ended up
concentrating on getting the stars closer to home right (actually more
accurate), and including additional stars beyond that limit if I felt
comfortable about the accuracy of their location. I welcome anyone
criminally insane enough to attempt to push the boundary out further than
seven parsecs (especially given the above constraints)--perhaps the
nice men in the white coats will give you extra crayons for the project.
Additional notes....
Some of the systems contain more than one named star--this is not
necessarily because the stars in question are binary (trinary, etc.)
pairs--it just so happens that they lie within one parsec of each other
(particularly in the 'X' and 'Y' axis).
Some stars (like Beta Hydri) are relatively close to Sol along the 'X' and
'Y' axis (2D-wise) but are a great deal further away in the third
dimension (up and down, or above and below the plane of the galaxy).
In those cases, the relative position of the star to Sol was
"translated" so that the direction from Sol to the star remained basically
the same, but the distance between Sol and the star remained the same.
This allowed the galaxy to be "flatten", and expressed in Traveller terms.
Send your additions, corrections, suggestions and general
constructive criticism to hdhale@tasc.com. The table below will look
much better in a proportional font like Courier, if you pull it up in a word
processing program.
The Known Star List for the Solomani Rim, Version 4.2 (2/1/95)
Hex System Name Associated Known Star System
0326 Eneldun Ross 249 M1V
0332 Pilgham Iota Horologii G3IV
0426 Eyck Beta Cassiopei F2IV M0V
0434 Durgha Alpha Fornacis F8IV M0V
0527 Basse Terre BD+45 4408 (Giclas 171-40) K6V M0V
0528 Kidashi BD+44 4548 (Giclas 171-39) M0V
0606 Ishadar Epsilon Cygni K0III K4V
0618 Stralsund Alpha Cephei (Alderamin) A7V
0938 Cicero Delta Eridani K0IV
1024 Fomalhaut Alpha Piscis Austrini (Fomalhaut) A3V
1117 Mashaddun Beta Aquilae G8IV M3V
1127 Gashidda Beta Hydri G1IV
1129 Ishkur 82 Eridani G5V
1214 Boskone Alpha Indi K0III
1222 Dingir Gamma Pavonis F8V
1224 Kinunir BD-15 6290 (Giclas 156-57) M3V
1316 Hieronymus Delta Aquilae F0IV M0V
1320 Hsivyu Eta Cephei K0IV
1324 Shulgi Kruger 60 M2V
" " DO Cephei M6V
1326 Shigiili Groombridge 34 M0V M1V M6V
" " Lacaille 9352 M2V
1327 Enki Kalamma Luyten 789-6 M6V
" " Luyten 725-32 M5V
1332 Mirabilis Omnicron 2 Eridani (DM-7 781) K1V M4V A4D
1424 Karkhar 61 Cygni K5V K7V
1427 Shuruppak Luyten 726-8 (UV Ceti) M0V M6V
" " Ross 248 M6V
1429 Iilike Tau Ceti G8V
1440 Capella Alpha Aurigae (Capella) G8III F9III
" " Capella H M2V M5V
1522 Altair Alpha Aquilae (Altair) A7V
1523 Zaggisi CD-36 13940 K3V M3V
1526 Meshan Epsilon Indi K5V
1529 Markhashi Epsilon Eridani K2V
1530 Shulimik Kapteyn's Star M0V
" " Ross 614 M5V M7V
1533 Sarpedon BD-3 1123 (Giclas 99-15) M1V
" " LP 658-2 K0D
1622 Apishal BD+4 4048 (Giclas 22-22) M3V
1629 Sirius Alpha Canis Major (Sirius) A1V A0D
1720 Vega Alpha Lyrae (Vega) A0V
1732 Ys BD+50 1725 (Giclas 196-9) K2V
1818 Ashtagz Tyui Mu Herculis G6IV M4V M4V
1822 Nusku 70 Ophiuchi K0V M0V
1824 Agidda Struve 2398 M2V M4V
" " Ross 154 M5V
1830 Fenris Alpha Canis Minor (Procyon) F5V F0D
1833 Remulak Giclas 87-12 (AC+38 23616) M0V
" " Ross 986 (AC+33 25644) M4V
1911 Depot Alpha Ophiuchi (Ras Alhague) A5V K0IV
1926 Barnard Barnard's Star M5V
1929 Junction Wolf 359 M3V
1931 Hephaistos Groombridge 1618 K7V
" " Luyten's Star M0V M5V
2021 Ishimshulgi BD+45 2505 (Giclas 203-51) M3V M3V
2027 Prometheus Alpha Centauri G2V K0V
" " Proxima Centauri M5V
2028 Peraspera Lalande 21185 M2V
2029 Midway Ross 128 M5V
2030 Hades Giclas 51-15 M6V
2031 Calgary L674-15 M0V
2121 Lagash Zeta Trianguli Australis G0V
2131 Inferno BD+44 2051 (Giclas 176-11) M2V
" " WX Urae Majoris M6V
2132 Forlorn YZ Canis Minoris (Ross 882) M2V
" " Ross 619 M5V
2135 Greenpernt BD+36 1979 G8V M0V
2222 Ninkhur Sagga CD-40 9712 M3V
2227 Ember Wolf 424 M0V M5V
2228 Loki BD-12 4523 (Giclas 153-58) M5V
2236 Pollux Beta Geminorum (Pollux) K0III
2323 Mukhaldim BD-20 4125 K5V
" " BD-20 4123 M2V
2325 Kaguk L205-128 M0V M3V M3V
2330 Dismal Giclas 58-32 (AC+23 468-46) M3V
2339 Castor Alpha Geminorum (Castor) A1V A1V A5V A5V
" " YY Geminorum K6V K6V
2407 Cambria Epsilon Scorpii K2III
2418 Khalikkam Beta Trianguli Australis F2IV
2527 Cymbeline L399-68 M0V
2528 Tewfik CD-45 7872 M1V
2720 Nyarlathotep BD+17 2611 (Giclas 63-18) K1V M1V
2734 Trapezus L316-62 M3V
2816 Immir Theta Centauri K0III
2820 Aqilat Eta Bootis (Muphrid) G0IV M0V
2834 Goliad Iota Ursa Major (Taliha) A7V M0V M1V
2835 Kukulcan BD+42 1956 F3V G3V
2921 Arcturus Alpha Bootis (Arcturus) K2III
3217 Cephesa Alpha Trianguli Australis (Atria) K2III
3225 Jorjor BD-9 3413 K0IV
And close by the neighborhood...
(Aldebaran Sector)
0104 Aldebaran Alpha Tauri (Aldebaran) K5III
(Alpha Crucis Sector)
0129 Denebola Beta Leonis (Denebola) A3V
Not *even* close...
???? Alpha Crucis Alpha Crucis (Acrux) B1IV B3IV
Some 360 l.y. distance (over 110 parsecs), it could not possibly be
located in the Alpha Crucis Sector (oops!). This raises the question of
whether the name of the sector should be changed. The best candidate
so far that I am aware of is Alpha Leonis (Regulus) which is at least in
the sector.